General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

POSTER: PAPER/ FRAME: WOOD/ BACKING: CHIPBOARD WITH COTTON HANGING CORD ATTACHED TO METAL/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

78.0 cm

Width

53.0 cm

Height

1.5 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

PHANTOM

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

ITEM WHICH REFLECTS HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE & POPULARITY OF CYCLING IN CANADA & INTERNATIONALLY. ALSO IT IS PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION.

Function

USED TO INFORM PUBLIC OF THE AVAILABILITY OF A BICYCLE PAMPHLET FOR SALE.

Technical

THIS BROADSIDE IS POSSIBLY ONE OF FIRST CYCLEPOSTERS IN EXISTENCE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTING ON POSTER READS IN PART 'NOW READY 24 Pages Demy 8 vo. Price TWO PENCE, Post Free THREE PENCE./ THE BICYCLE;/ OR/ THE WHEEL AND THE WAY./ THE FULLY ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET,/ ISSUED BY/ THE "PHANTOM" VELOCE AND CARRIAGE WHEEL COMPANY, LIMITED./ 10, KING STREET, TOWER HILL, LONDON./.../ TO BE HAD AT STALL NO. 66,/ GALLERY, OVER LIVERPOOL ROAD ENTRANCE.'/ STICKER ON BACK: 'ANGEL FRAMES/ 390. ST. JOHN STREET, LONDON, E.C.1./ Tel: 01837 7919'

Missing

PARTS OF THE ORIGINAL PAPER IS MISSING BUT HAS BEEN RESTORED WITH INFILL PAPER

Finish

POSTER HAS WHITE BACKGROUND WITH BLACK PRINTING/ BLACK GLOSS PAINTED FRAME/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ UNFINISHED BACKING

Decoration

N/A