Tricycle

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OBJECT TYPE: direct drive/childs
DATE: 1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0047.001

MANUFACTURER: Canada Cycle & Motor Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 32
LOCATION: Weston, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (STEEL) FRAME, HANDLEBARS, PARTS/ LEATHER SEAT/ RUBBER TIRES & PEDALS

Dimensions

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

Length: 97.5 cm
Width: 50.0 cm
Height: 71.0 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: Quebec
Period: C. 1937+
Canada: PRODUCT OF CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO., FORMED IN 1899, LARGEST MFR. & SUPPLIER OF BICYCLES IN CANADA UNTIL MID 1950'S. VENDOR PURCHASED TRICYCLE IN 2000 FROM LE MUSEE DE VIEUX JOUETS OWNED BY M. JEAN HOTTE IN ST. EUSTACHE, PQ, UPON ITS CLOSING. M. HOTTE PROBABLY PURCHASED IT FROM LOCAL FLEA MARKET.
Function: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR SMALL CHILD, USED IN PLAY.
Technical: THIS MODEL'S STEEL FRAME & FORK ARE FLAT RATHER THAN TUBULAR FOR REASONS OF ECONOMY. IT REFLECTS ACTIONS TAKEN BY ONE MFR. TO OFFER PRODUCT TO LARGER CLIENTELE BY CHANGING DESIGN TO MAKE IT LESS EXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE & THEREFORE LESS EXPENSIVE ON MARKET. IT WAS PRODUCED FROM 1930S TO 1950S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CUTOUT PLATE READING "CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. LIMITED/ CCM/ WESTON, ONT. CANADA"/ LABEL ON REAR BAR READING "32"
Missing: BELL & HANDLE GRIPS
Finish: RED PAINTED FRAME WITH WHITE PARTS/ RED PAINTED MUDGUARD, WHEELS/ BLACK TIRES & PEDALS/ CHROMIUM PLATED HANDLEBARS,SPOKES, PARTS
Decoration: WHITE STRIPING ON FRAME & WHEELS

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Canada Cycle & Motor Co. Ltd., Tricycle, circa 1937, Artifact no. 2003.0047, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0047.001/

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