General Information

Serial #

2H4624

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL FRAME/ LEATHER SADDLE & TOOL BAG/ RUBBER TIRES, PEDALS, HANDLE GRIPS/ FERROUS METAL BELL/ SYNTHETIC REAR REFLECTOR & REFLECTOR STRIPS

Dimensions

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

Length

185.0 cm

Width

54.0 cm

Height

116.0 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

Ontario

Period

LATE 1930'S +

Canada

PRODUCT OF THE CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO., LARGEST MFR. & SUPPLIER OF BICYCLES IN CANADA UNTIL MID 1950'S. CCM WAS FORMED IN 1899 THROUGH AMALGAMATION OF FIVE CANADIAN BICYCLE MFRS. & PRODUCED BICYCLES UNTIL ITS BANKRUPCY IN 1983. THIS GIRL'S BICYCLE WAS MARKETED AS OFFICIAL BICYCLE OF CANADIAN GIRL GUIDES.

Function

PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR 1 PERSON

Technical

THIS BICYCLE HAS CCM '37' COASTER BRAKE WHICH APPEARED IN CCM PRICE LISTS & CATALOGUES FROM 1938 TO LATE 1940'S (REF. 2 & 3). IT CLOSELY RESEMBLES 1935 CCM WOMEN'S BICYCLE 1993.0045.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD COLOURED PLATE ON HEAD TUBE READS "C.C.M/ OFFICIAL BICYCLE/ CANADIAN GIRL GUIDES/ MANUFACTURED SOLELY BY/ CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. LTD./ WESTON, ONT., CANADA"/ INCISED "C.C.M." ON HANDLEBAR POST/ PARTIALLY ILLEGIBLE SERIAL NUMBER INCISED ON SEAT TUBE APPEARS TO READ "2?4624" WITH ILLEGIBLE NUMERAL POSSIBLY "H"/ INCISED "CCM '37' MADE IN CANADA" ON REAR AXLE/ INCISED "FALCON/ 1/4 BALLS/ MADE IN CANADA" ON FRONT AXLE/ PLATE WITH INCISED LETTERING READING "DUNLOP"ATTACHED TO SADDLE BACK; EMBOSSED "DUNLOP" OM EITHER SIDE OF SADDLE/ INCISED "MATEX" ON GRIPS/ INCISED LETTERING ON BELL LEVER READS "Y/ YWS/ S"

Missing

TIRES ARE NOT ORIGINAL

Finish

FRAME PAINTED NAVY BLUE/ CHROME PLATED HANDLEBAR POST & PARTS/ ALUMINUM PAINTED HANDLEBARS, SEAT POST, PEDAL CRANK ARMS, RIMS, PARTS/ BLACK SEAT & TOOL BAG/ BLACK PEDALS & TIRES/ SALMON PINK GRIPS/ RED REFLECTOR & REFLECTOR STRIPS

Decoration

DOUBLE NARROW WHITE STRIPES ON FRAME, CHAIN GUARD & FENDERS/ WHITE & RED SYNTHETIC CANADIAN FLAD LOGO ON BELL CASING