Ribbon, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: CYCLE MEET/CLUB
DATE: 1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1044.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: ST. THOMAS BICYCLE CLUB
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: FABRIC - SILK?

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.0 cm
Width: 6.5 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: Ontario
Period: 1890S
Canada: IN 1880S & 1890S, BICYCLE CLUBS SUCH AS ST. THOMAS BICYCLE CLUB WITH THEIR INSIGNIA, UNIFORMS, MEETS ETC. WERE WIDESPREAD IN CANADA & ELSEWHERE, & PRODUCTS OF CYCLING CRAZE OF THAT ERA. THIS ITEM ALSO IS PART OF CANADA'SLARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION.
Function: RIBBON USED TO IDENTIFY WEARER AS MEMBER OF CYCLING CLUB, & OFFICIAL OR PARTICIPANT AT CYCLING EVENT, & POSSIBLY TO SERVE AS A SOUVENIR OF THAT EVENT.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BLACK LETTERING READING "24TH/ MAY MEET/ St. Thomas/ Bicycle Club"/.2 BLACK LETTERING READING "ST. THOMAS BICYCLE CLUB/ CLERK OF COURSE/ MAY 24, 1895."/.3 BLACK LETTERING READING "ST. THOMAS B.C."
Missing: .1 YELLOW DECORATIVE STITCHING ALONG LOWER EDGE/ .3 LOWER DEXTER CORNER OF RIBBON
Finish: .1 RED, WHITE & BLUE RIBBON; YELLOW THREAD, BLUE BACKING/.2-.3 RED, WHITE, & BLUE
Decoration: .2 YELLOW STITCHING FORMING EDGING & BORDER BETWEEN COLOURS/.2 BLACK LINIEAR DESIGNS/.3 CHAIN OF BLACK FLOWERS ACROSS RIBBON NEAR BOTTOM

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Unknown Manufacturer, Ribbon, commemorative, circa 1895, Artifact no. 1995.1044, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.1044.001/

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