General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL TUBING & PARTS/ LEATHER SEAT/ RUBBER PEDALS, TIRES/ SYNTHETIC? HAND GRIPS (POSSIBLY NOT ORIGINAL)

Dimensions

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

Length

109.0 cm

Width

45.0 cm

Height

77.5 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

CCM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Weston

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1934 +

Canada

CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. WAS FORMED IN 1899 THROUGH AMALGAMATION OF SEVERAL CANADIAN BICYCLE MFRS & WAS LARGEST MFR. & SUPPLIER OF BICYCLES IN CANADA UNTIL MID 1950'S. THIS CYCLE IS EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF CCM'S LINE OF PRODUCTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, WHICH WAS PRODUCED FROM 1920.

Function

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR SMALL CHILD, FOR USE ON SIDEWALK ETC. RATHER THAN STREET.

Technical

THIS DESIGN OF CYCLE WAS INTRODUCED IN 1929 AS JOYCYCLET, MARKETED AS SIDEWALK BIKE FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN AGES OF 5 & 9. IN 1931 IT BECAME CYCLET & WAS PRODUCEDUNTIL AT LEAST 1940; BY 1950 IT WAS GONE FROM CCM CATALOGUES. IT HAS DROP FRAME & 12 INCH DIAM. WHEELS WITH TANGENTIAL SPOKES. IT DIFFERS FROM MOST CCM DESIGNS IN HAVING PLUNGER BREAK, DESIGN FOUND ON EUROPEAN OR EARLIER NORTH AMERCIAN CYCLES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED & CUT-OUT LETTERING ON METALLIC PLATE ON HEAD TUBE READS "CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. LIMITED/ C.C.M/ WESTON, ONT. CANADA"

Missing

Missing front mudguard and bell.

Finish

FRAME PAINTED SAPPHIRE BLUE ENAMEL WITH WHITE PAINTED HEAD TUBE/ PLATED HANDLEBARS, CRANKS, PARTS/ RED PAINTED RIMS/ BLUE SEAT/ BLACK RUBBER/ RED HANDLE BAR HAND GRIPS/ BROWN BRAKE HAND GRIP

Decoration

WHITE STRIPING ON BLUE PAINTED FRAME & RIMS