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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1947–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0264.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: PIXIE ENDOR MOTOR
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER & SYNTHETIC (FILM ?) CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.0 cm
Width: 28.4 cm
Height: N/A
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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THESE TRANSFERS DESIGNED FOR USE IN PERIOD 1947- 1950.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF ADVERTISING ILLUSTRATING TREND IN THE POST-WAR PERIOD RELATED TO THE CONVERSION OF BICYCLES INTO MOTOR- BICYCLES, A CHEAP AND EFFICIENT FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. GODSCROFT INDUSTRIES OF MONTREAL MANUFACTURED THE PIXIE MOTOR, AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH IS INSTALLED ONCCM DELIVERY BICYCLE 880307.
Function: TO ADVERTISE SPECIFIC GOODS AND/OR SERVICES.
Technical: ILLUSTRATES ANOTHER AREA OF THE BICYCLE ACCESSORY INDUSTRY, AND TREND IN THE MOVEMENT TOWARDS A GREATER RELIANCE UPON THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. PIXIE MOTOR WAS A CONVERSION KIT WHICH ALLOWED CYCLISTS TO INSTALL A SMALL GASOLINE ENGINE TO THEIR BICYCLES TO ASSIST USE. OTHER EXAMPLES INCLUDE AMERICAN "WHIZZER" AND FRENCH "SOLEX".
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Transfer text reads " VENDEUR AUTORISE/ LE MOTEUR ENDOR/ "PIXIE"/ S'ADAPTE/ A TOUTES/ BICYCLETTES/ STANDARD/ VENTES & SERVICE ".
Missing: NONE. TRANSFERS ARE COMPLETE IN THEMSELVES.
Finish: PREDOMINANTLY YELLOW TRANSFER, WITH RED, GREEN & BLACK DETAILS & TEXT; HOUSED ON OFF-WHITE PAPER BACKING.
Decoration: TRANSFER DEPICTS ELF-LIKE FIGURE FLYING ALONG, HOLDING ONTO THE HANDLEBARS OF THE MOTORIZED BICYCLE.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Transfer, between 1947–1950, Artifact no. 1996.0264, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0264.001/

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