General Information

Serial #

755711

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL TUBING & PARTS/ LEATHER SADDLE & SADDLEBAGS/ SYNTHETIC HANDLEGRIPS, PARTS/ RUBBERTIRES, PEDALS, FOOTRESTS/ GLASS HEADLIGHT

Dimensions

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

Length

208.0 cm

Width

75.0 cm

Height

109.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Motorcycle vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RUDGE WHITWORTH

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Coventry

Context

Country

United Kingdom

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1919 TO PRESENT

Canada

RUDGE MOTORCYLES WERE IMPORTED INTO CANADA FROM PRIOR TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR UNTIL 1938 WHEN PRODUCTION CEASED.

Function

GENERAL TRANSPORTATION

Technical

RUDGE WAS ORIGINALLY BICYCLE MFR. WHICH BRANCHED OUT INTO MOTORCYCLES & WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE VARIABLE SPEED TRANSMISSION, HENCE THE NAME MULTI-GEAR (1910). VARIABLE PULLEYS ON ENGINE SHAFT & REAR WHEEL PERMITTED GRADUAL CHANGE IN GEAR RATIO. MACHINE IS BELT DRIVEN WHICH WAS FAVOURED BY MANY BUILDERS UNTIL C. 1920, WHEN IT WAS SUPPLANTED BY CHAIN-DRIVE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECALS ON EITHER SIDE OF GAS TANK WITH GOLD LETTERING READING 'RUDGE- WHITWORTH/ Rudge-Multi/ COVENTRY' WITH RED HAND LOGO; & READING 'Specially Appointed to/ H.M. THE KING' WITH ROYAL COAT OF ARMS, & READING 'Rudge-Whitworth/ Britain's Best Bicycle'/ CAST 'RUDGE' ON EITHER SIDE OF ENGINE CASING/ CAST LETTERING ON MAGNETO READS 'C.A.V./ BRITISH MAGNETO/ LONDON/ C.A. VANDERVELL CO/ LONDON/ C A V/ BRITISH THROUGHOUT'/ CAST LETTERING ON HEADLIGHT CASING READS 'MADE IN ENGLAND/ P&H/ POWELL & HAMMER Ld/ BIRMINGHAM'/ BLACK LICENSE PLATE ON FRONT FENDER READS IN WHITE 'TS1963'

Missing

TIRE PUMP; distributor cap recognized as of 2013-Pat Montero

Finish

PAINTED BLACK/ CELLULOID BLACK COVERING ON HANDLEBARS & PARTS OF FRAME/ BLACK LEATHER & RUBBER/ HEADLIGHT CASING PAINTED BLACK & PLATED

Decoration

GREEN STRIPING WITH BLACK EDGING ON TANK