General Information

Serial #

9 H 3370

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STAINLESS STEEL TUBULAR FRAME/ METAL PARTS/ RUBBER TIRES, PEDALS/ LEATHER SADDLE & BAG

Dimensions

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

Length

283.0 cm

Width

53.0 cm

Height

106.2 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

1941-1989

Canada

A GOOD ORIGINAL EXAMPLE OF A CCM BICYCLE OF THE LATE 1930'S & EARLY 1940'S, & AN EXAMPLE OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF CYCLES IN CANADA IN MID-20TH CENTURY.

Function

BICYCLE USED FOR RECREATIONAL & GENERAL TRANSPORT.

Technical

DOUBLE FRAME "MOTORBIKE" DESIGN WITH BALLOON TIRES, BUILT FOR GENERAL USE. IT WAS TERMED AMOTORBIKE BECAUSE OF ITS DOUBLE FRAME CONSTRUCTION, SUGGESTING A POSSIBLE MARKETING TREND IN A PERIOD WHEN CYCLES LOST IN POPULARITY TO CARS & MOTORCYCLES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

METALLIC PLATE ON HEAD TUBE READs "CCM RAMBLER" IN BLACK & "CANADA CYCLES &/ MOTOR CO. LTD./ WESTON/ ONT./ CAN." IN RAISED LETTERING/ GOLD DECAL ON DOWN TUBE READs "CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. LIMITED/ CCM/ WESTON CANADA/ MADE IN CANADA"/ INCISED "9 H 3370" ON SEAT TUBE/ FRONT TIRE MARKED "DUNLOP IMPERIAL 28 X 1/2"/ REAR TIRE MARKED "CLIPPER MADE IN CANADA"/ FRONT SPROCKET HAS CAST CCM LOGO/ PEDALS MARKED "MADE IN GERMANY"

Missing

HANDLE GRIPS/ TIRES MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL/ PEDALS ARE MARKED "MADE IN GERMANY" WHICH IS INCONSISTANT WITH 1941 MANUFACTURE.

Finish

FRAME, FENDERS, RIMS PAINTED DARK BLUE ENAMEL/ END OF REAR FENDER PAINTED WHITE/ BLACK RUBBER/ BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ CHROME PLATED HANDLEBARS, HUBS, STEMS, FRONT SPROCKET, CRANKS/ BLACK LEATHER

Decoration

PARALLEL WHITE PIN STRIPES ON EITHER SIDE OF FENDER, ON RIMS, FRONT FORKS & HEAD TUBE/ RED & GOLD DECALS ON DOWN TUBE & UPPER TOP TUBE