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OBJECT TYPE: ILLUMINATED/ELECTRIC
DATE: 1920–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1076.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: C.C.M.
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL CASING/ GLASS SIGN/ SYNTHETIC & METAL PARTS, INCLUDING POWER CORD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 59.0 cm
Width: 12.6 cm
Height: 28.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Cycles & cycling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: ITEM WHICH REFLECTS HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE & POPULARITY OF CYCLING IN CANADA & INTERNATIONALLY & IS PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION. ALSO, ADVERTISING ITEM FOR CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. LTD, LARGEST MFR. & SUPPLIER OF BICYCLES IN CANADA FROM 1899 UNTIL MID 1950'S.
Function: ILUMINATED PLASTIC BOARD INSCRIBED WITH NAME OF MANUFACTURER & DISPLAYED IN ORDER TO TO ADVERTISE SALE AND/OR SERVICE OF PRODUCT AT THAT LOCATION.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE & RED LETTERING ON SIGN READ "Ride a [IN SCRIPT]/ C.C.M./ TRADE MARK/ FOR WORK OR PLAY EVERY DAY"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASING PAINTED BLACK ENAMEL/ PLATED METAL BANDS & SIGN FRAME/ MULTICOLOURED PAINTED SIGN/ BLACK POWER CORD
Decoration: SIGNDEPICTS GIRL & YOUTH ON BICYCLES

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sign, between 1920–1929, Artifact no. 1995.1076, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1076.001/

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