Bicycle
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- OBJECT TYPE
- safety/chain drive/diamond frame/mens
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0215.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canada Cycle & Motor Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Motorbike
- LOCATION
- Weston, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2D9633
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL TUBING/ METAL PARTS/ VINYL COVERED SADDLE/ RUBBER HANDLEBAR GRIPS, PEDALS, TIRES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 186.0 cm
- Width
- 54.3 cm
- Height
- 101.0 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
- Unknown
- Period
- 1940+
- Canada
-
PRODUCED BY CCM, THE LARGEST MFR & SUPPLIER OF BICYCLES IN CANADA UNTIL THE 1950'S. IT WAS FORMED IN 1899 THROUGH THE AMALGAMATION OF FIVE BICYCLE COMPANIES. THIS IS ONE OFTHREE MOTORBIKE MODELS OFFERED IN 1930, THE OTHERS BEING THE RAMBLER & BALLOON MOTORBIKES. - Function
-
A VEHICLE FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATION FOR 1 PERSON - Technical
-
THE MOTORBIKE STYLE BICYCLE EMERGED AFTER THE COLLAPSE OF THE BICYCLE MARKET IN 1899, WHEN MFRS. ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE SALES IN THE JUVENILE MARKET. MOTORBIKES HAD MOTORCYCLE TYPE TWIN TOP TUBES, FRONT TRUSS RODS, LONG HANDLEBARS, & A HEAVILY SPRUNG SADDLE. THIS EXAMPLE HAS A DOUBLE BRACED FRONT MUDGUARD, INTRODUCED BY CCM IN 1937. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED '2D9633' ON SEAT POST/ ATTACHED PLASTIC LABEL READS 'HAROLD E. HOLLAND/ 2 WALCHERNAN LOOP #8/ C.F.B. BORDON, ONT./ NO D'ENRG. - REGD. NO./ 1885/ NO. DE SERIE - SERIAL NO./ 2D9 633/ BUILT IN CANADA - BICYCLE GUILD INC. MONTREAL'/ TIRES MARKED '28 X 1 1/2' & 'DUNLOP FORT'
- Missing
- CHAIN GUARD, HANDLEBAR GRIPS NOT ORIGINAL
- Finish
- FRAME, MUDGUARDS, & CARRIER PAINTED MAROON/ MAROON SADDLE/ PLATED HANDLEBARS, RIMS, TRUSS/ CHAIN GUARD, FRONT MUDGUARD BRACES, REAR ENDS OF MUDGUARDS PAINTED WHITE ENAMEL/ BLACK RUBBER/ BLACK PAINTED SEAT SPRINGS
- Decoration
- WHITE STRIPING ON FRAME/ MAROON STRIPING ON RIMS
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