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- OBJECT TYPE
- VELOCIPEDE/TRACK
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0156.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SHEFFIELD CAR CO.
- MODEL
- SHEFFIELD 1
- LOCATION
- Three Rivers, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD; METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 180.0 cm
- Width
- 45.0 cm
- Height
- 104.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Operations
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SHEFFIELD
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Three Rivers
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF HANDCAR MADE BY SHEFFIELD FROM 1877 UP TO FAIRBANKS MORSE TAKEOVER IN 1883
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT USED BY CP PROBABLY IN WESTERN CANADA PRIOR TO WW II [REF.2] - Function
-
USED TO CARRY ONE OR TWO MEN OVER THE RAIL LINE FOR SHORT ERRANDS. THEY WERE POPULAR WITH SIGNAL MAINTAINERS & TELEGRAPH LINEMEN; TELEGRAPHERS USED THEM TO DELIVER MESSAGES; & THEY WERE USEFUL FOR INTERSTATION EXPRESS & PACKAGE DELIVERIES. [ REF.1] - Technical
-
VELOCIPEDES ARE POPULARLY CREDITED TO GEORGE SHEFFIELD, OF MICHIGAN,WHO SUPPOSEDLY INVENTED THE DEVICE IN 1877. EARLIER PATENTS EXIST & A DESCRIPTION OF A SIMILAR DEVICE IN THE U.S. DATES TO 1860. THEY WERE COMMON FROM THE 1880S TO THE 1930S BY WHICH TIME MOTORIZED TRACK CARS & AUTOMOBILES MADE THEM OBSOLETE. [REF.2] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PAINTED ON SIDE OF FRONT BAR: 'Sheffield No 1 VELOCIPEDE CAR'/ CARVED ON FRONT BAR: 'CPR'/ CARVED ON SUPPORT BEAM: 'CPR/ 461'/ STENCILLED ON SMALL STORAGE BOX: '64198'/ MOLDED IN BRAKE LEVER: 'V750'/ MOLDED IN FOOT PEDALS: '250C'/.2 STENCILLED ON BAR: '[?]ANGE 4 FT [?]'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE. BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CP, THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER RESTORED. From CA of 07/21/1998 by Dave Elliott: Yes - No. Missing: banjo clamp for outrigger frame (1 of 2), cotter pin for securing outrigger brace, left mounting bracket for pump handle, 2 screws from storage box hinge
- Finish
- PAINTED RED
- Decoration
- N/A
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SHEFFIELD CAR CO., Handcar, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1998.0156, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0156.001/
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