General Information

Serial #

72F384

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL/ METAL PARTS/ LEATHER SADDLE/ RUBBER HANDLE GRIDS, PEDALS, FOOT RESTS, TIRES/ CERAMIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

226.0 cm

Width

72.0 cm

Height

108.0 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

INDIAN

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1914-1920

Canada

AN EXAMPLE OF THE ONLY MAJOR MAKE OF MOTORCYCLE MADE IN CANADA. INDIAN MOTORCYCLES WERE FIRST MARKETED IN CANADA IN 1904. HENDEE OPERATED A CANADIAN BRANCH FROM 1912 TO AT LEAST 1916 (NO LATER THAN 1918), WHERE ENGINE FINISHING & MOTORCYCLE ASSEMBLY WERE CARRIED OUT. THIS WAS THE SOLE MAJOR MFR. TO ESTABLISH A PLANT IN CANADA.

Function

GENERAL TRANSPORTATION

Technical

THIS MOTORCYCLE IS REPRESENTATIVE OF SEVERAL TRENDS OF NORTH AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING THE USE OF CHAIN DRIVE (RATHER THAN BELT DRIVE), A LOOP FRAME (NOT DIAMOND), TWIST GRIP CONTROLS, & CRADLE SPRINGFRAME

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING WITH BLACK EDGING ON EITHER SIDE OF GAS TANK READS 'Indian (IN SCRIPT)/ THE HENDEE MANUFACTURING CO., TORONTO, CANADA'/ GOLD 'MADE IN CANADA', ON FRONT MUDGUARD'/ CAST LETTERING ON ENGINE CASING READS 'MEDSTROM MOTOR./ THE HENDEE MFG. CO./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS.' WITH INCISED '72F384' BELOW/ SADDLE STAMPED 'Indian Motorcycle/ The Hendee Manufacturing Co./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS.'/ MOULDED 'Indian' ON FOOTRESTS

Missing

CHAIN GUARD/ TIRES NOT ORIGINAL (PROVIDED BY VENDOR)

Finish

PAINTED RED/ PLATED HANDLEBARS, PARTS/ BLACK SADDLE, HANDLE GRIPS, FOOTRESTS, PEDALS/ WHITE TIRES/ METALLIC ENGINE CASING & PARTS

Decoration

N/A