General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FERROUS METAL CASE/ IMPREGNATED PAPER?

Dimensions

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

Length

7.8 cm

Width

5.0 cm

Height

2.2 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

DUNLOP

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

CANADIAN MADE ITEM WHICH IS PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION.

Function

CONTAINER FOR BICYCLE TIRE REPAIR EQUIPMENT.

Technical

IN LATE 1880S, SCOTTISH VETERINARIAN JOHN DUNLOP DEVELOPED PNEUMATIC RUBBER TIRE. THESE REVOLUTIONIZED BICYCLE, MAKING RECENTLY DEVELOPED SAFETY BICYCLE INTO FASTER, LIGHTER & MORE COMFORTABLE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE ALL BICYCLES HAD PNEUMATIC TIRES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITELETTERING ON LID READING "DUNLOP/ BICYCLE TIRE/ REPAIR KIT/ MADE-IN-CANADA BY/ DUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER GOODS CO. Limited/ TORONTO, CANADA./ BRANCHES IN LEADING CITIES"

Missing

CONTENTS OF KIT EXCEPT FOR PIECE OF GLASS PAPER

Finish

LID PAINTED DARK BLUE & WHITE/ GOLD COLOURED BOTTOM & LID INTERIOR/ METALLIC BOTTOM INTERIOR

Decoration

WHITE STRIPE AROUND LID EDGE/ TWO PAIRS OF WHITE HANDS ON LID