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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1778.001

MANUFACTURER: U.S. PLAYING CARD CO.
MODEL: BICYCLE
LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CASE APPEARS TO BE MADE OF CARDSTOCK & PAPER/ CARDS ARE VARNISHED CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.5 cm
Width: 17.5 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: US PLAYING
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cincinnati

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION/ AN EXAMPLE OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CYCLING, & ITS PREVALENCE IN POPULAR CULTURE - IN CANADA AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY
Function: TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT WHEN CARDS ARE USED TO PLAY A GAME
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 &.2 FAINT PRINTING ON BACK OF CASE `PAINE TRAY/ U.S. PLAYING CARD CO. CINCINNATI O./ SOLE AGENTS.' & `THE DUPLICATE WHIST COMPANY/ KALAMAZOO, MICH./ PATENTS.' [PATENT NUMBERS & DATES ARE LARGELY ILLEGIBLE, ONE DATE APPEARS TO BE `1895']/.1 HANDWRITTEN `Diamonds.' & `Twelve' & HANDWRITTEN OUTLINE AROUND APPARENTLY PRINTED `12'/ PRINTED ON FRONT `PAINE' & `DEALER'/ ON ACE OF SPADES CARD `BICYCLE/ 808/ THE U.S. PLAYING CARD CO./ CINCINNATI, U.S.A./ M1307'
Missing: PAPER COVERING ON CASE RIPPED OFF IN PLACES
Finish: CASE HAS BLACK, PEBBLE PAPER FINISH, CONSIDERABLY SCUFFED & IN PLACES TORNTO SHOW BROWN UNDERNEATH, GOLD COLOUR MARKINGS WITH SOME RED ON BACK & HANDWRITTEN WHITE ON BACK/ CARDS HAVE CREAM COLOUR WITH RED & BLACK ON FACES, HAS BLUE ON BACKS
Decoration: PATTERN ON BACK OF CARDS INCLUDES STYLIZED LEAVES, SCROLLS, FLOWERS & 2 FAN SHAPES WITH BICYCLES ON THEM/ HAS ARROW ON FRONT WITH CIRCLE IN THE MIDDLE

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U.S. PLAYING CARD CO., Deck, card, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.1778, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.1778.001/

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