General Information

Serial #

X27288

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL TUBING & PARTS/ LEATHER SADDLE/ RUBBER PEDALS, HANDLE GRIPS, TIRES/ SYNTHETIC REFLECTOR & ADHESTIVE STRIPS/ LEATHER? TOOL BAG

Dimensions

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

Length

185.5 cm

Width

52.5 cm

Height

113.0 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

1935-1993?

Canada

A PRODUCT OF THE CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO., THE LARGEST MFR. & SUPPLIER OF BICYCLES IN CANADA UNTIL THE MID 1950'S. CCM WAS FORMED IN 1899 THROUGH THE AMALGAMATION OF FIVE CANADIAN BICYCLE MFRS. THIS IS THE OLDEST CCMWOMEN'S BICYCLE IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION

Function

A VEHICLE FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATION FOR ONE PERSON

Technical

THIS BICYCLE IS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE ILLUSTRATED IN CCM'S 1936 CATALOGUE, EXCEPT THAT THE FORMER HAS A SINGLE PIECE CRANK HANGER WITH 6 IN. CRANKS. THE CHAINWHEEL SUPPORTS ARE MARKED 'CCM', A DESIGN NOT USED ON BICYCLES MADE IN 1934 OR EARLIER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DIAMOND SHAPED METAL HEAD PLATE READS 'C.C.M./ CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. LIMITED/ CCM/ WESTON, ONT. CANADA'/ 'X27288' INCISED ON SEAT TUBE/ SEAT STAMPED 'THE WRIGHT SADDLE CO LTD/ WRIGHTS/ BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND'/ PLATE ON REAR EDGE OF SEAT READING 'Wrights/ MADE IN ENGLAND'/ TIRES MARKED 'NYLON', 'SUPER-LASTIC', 'MADE IN CANADA/ FOR CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION', '28 1 1/2'/ TOOL BAG STAMPED 'CCM'

Missing

TIRE PUMP

Finish

FRAME & RIMS PAINTED MAROON/ MUDGUARDS PAINTED LIGHT GREY WITH DARKER GREY END PORTIONS; RAR MUDGUARD HAS WHITE PAINTED SECTION/ CHAIN GUARD PAINTED LIGHT GREY/ PLATED HANDLEBARS, CRANKS, POSTS, ETC./ BLACK LEATHER & RUBBER/ RED REFLECTOR IN WHITE HOLDER/ METALLIC BELL & BASKET/ BLACK TOOL BAG

Decoration

WHITE STRIPING ON FRAME & RIMS/ RED STRIPING ON MUDGUARDS/ HORIZONTAL RED STRIPING ON WHITE PORTION OF REAR MUDGUARD FORMED BY ADHESTIVE REFLECTIVE STRIPS