General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FRAME, HANDLEBARS, MUD GUARDS, PARTS/ WOOD WHEEL RIMS/ LEATHER SADDLE & FRONT MUD FLAP/ RUBBER TIRES & PEDAL PADS?/ WOOD & LEATHER HAND GRIPS

Dimensions

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

Length

179.0 cm

Width

51.0 cm

Height

100.5 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

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1915 +

Canada

MADE BY CCM, LARGEST MFR. & SUPPLIER OF BICYCLES IN CANADA UNTIL MID 1950'S. AFTER ITS FORMATION IN 1899 THROUGH AMALGAMATION OFFIVE CANADIAN BICYCLE MFRS., CCM CONTINUED TO PRODUCE LINES OF BICYCLES BEARINGTRADEMARK NAMES OF ORIGINAL MFRS., e.g. 'SILVER RIBBON' OF MASSEY-HARRIS.

Function

A PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR ONE PERSON.

Technical

THIS BICYCLE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MADE BETWEEN 1913 & 1916. CCM USED A 1/2 IN. PITCH ROLLER CHAIN & EXTENSION FRONT MUDGUARD, WHICH THIS EXAMPLE HAS, AFTER 1912. THE MASSEY 336 WAS PROBABLY NOT MADE AFTER 1916. THIS EXAMPLE DOES NOT HAVE THE CCM MODEL T HANGER USED AFTER 1916, & ITSHEAD TUBE PLATE INDICATES THAT IT WAS MADE IN TORONTO; CCM MOVED TO WESTON IN JAN. 1917.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

METALLIC 'RIBBON' ENCIRCLING HEAD TUBE READS 'MASSEY 336/ SILVER RIBBON/ CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO./ LIMITED, TORONTO, CAN'/ PARTIALLY ILLEGIBLE EMBOSSED LOGO ON BOTH SIDES OF SADDLE READS IN PART 'CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. LTD.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

FRAME PAINTED BLACK/ WOOD RIMS PAINTED BLACK?/ BLACK SADDLE & GRIPS/ BROWN MUD FLAP/ CHROME PLATED HANDLEBARS, PARTS/ WHITE PEDAL PADS

Decoration

RED & GOLD PIN STRIPING ON RIMS/ RAISED ORNAMENTATION ALONG EDGES OF 'RIBBON'