Lifter, skirt

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1890–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1163.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
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: METAL, POSSIBLY BRASS LIFTER/ SYNTHETIC DISKS

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height: 2.3 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. ALSO IT IS PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION.
Function: PERSONAL ACCESSORY USED BY WOMAN TO LIFT & HOLD HER LONG SKIRT OFF GROUND, OR HOLD SKIRTS UP OUT OF WAY WHILE CYCLING.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: COMPLETE - ONE DISK IS NOT SECURED & BECOMES ATTACHED
Finish: COATED BRASS COLOURED METAL/ WHITE DISKS
Decoration: CAST HEAD & SHOULDERS OF MAN IN HELM WITH DRAGON FIGURE ON TOP, ON STIPPLED SHIELD SHAPED GROUND/ RAISED LINES AROUND EDGE OF SHIELD, OUTER WITH CABLE-LIKE PATTERN

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lifter, skirt, between 1890–1920, Artifact no. 1995.1163, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1163.001/

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