General Information

Serial #

50876 RC

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL TUBING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC SADDLE/ RUBBER PEDALS, HANDLE GRIPS, TIRES

Dimensions

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

Length

175.0 cm

Width

55.5 cm

Height

103.5 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

Raleigh

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Nottingham

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C.1953

Canada

Unknown

Function

A PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR 1 PERSON

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD & RED MFG.'S PLATE ON HEAD TUBE READING `THE RALEIGH/ NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND', WITH LOGO/ IDENTICAL DECAL ON REAR MUDGUARD/ DECAL ON SEAT TUBE WITH GOLD LETTERING READING `RALIEGH/ CANADIAN' WITH MULTICOLOURED LEAF ABOVE & BELOW/ YELLOW DECAL ABOVE LATTER READS `HIGH TENSILE/ STEEL/ TUBING'/ DECAL ON DOWN TUBE READS IN GOLD, WHITE, & RED ON BLUE `RALEIGH'/ DECAL WITH MFG.'S LOGO & READING `THE RALEIGH' ON EACH SIDE OF FRONT FORKS/ SEAT TUBE READS `BYSHE & CO./ THE `SPORTS CENTRE/ OTTAWA'/ GOLD `RALEIGH' ON CHAIN GUARD/ `RALEIGH INDUSTRIES' INCISED ON BRAKE CONTROL/ GEAR CHANGER MARKED `S/A/ENGLAND' & `3 SPEED' WITH PATENT NOS.; REAR CARRIER MARKED IN RED `WICO'.

Missing

None apparent

Finish

DARK BLUE PAINTED FRAME & CHAIN GUARD/ WHITE PAINTED MUDGUARDS/ PLATED HANDLEBARS, RIMS, SPROCKET, CRANKS, BELL/ BLACK PEDALS & TIRES/ BROWN SADDLE/ BLACK PAINTED SADDLE SPRINGS/ ORANGE-BROWN HANDLE GRIP

Decoration

LOGO PLATE ON HEAD TUBE CONSISTING OF HERON'S HEAD CREST & STYLIZED `R CO' WITH LETTERING AS BELOW/ GOLD STRIPING ON FRAME/ DECORATIVE METAL STRIP PROJECTING FROM STEM TOP HAS CUT OUT MFR.'S LOGO& INCISED `RALEIGH'/ LOGO ON PEDALS & HANDLE GRIPS/ CONCENTRIC CIRCLE PATTERN INCISED ON BELL, SHAMROCK ON PULL LEVER/ TIRES MARKED `26 X 1 3/8', `DUNOP CHAPION', & `MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN'