General Information

Serial #

I 2508

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL TUBING/ METAL PARS/ RUBBER PEDALS, HANDLE GRIPS, TIRES/ LEATHER SADDLE PAD/ SYNTHETIC REFLECTORS

Dimensions

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

Length

182.0 cm

Width

49.2 cm

Height

111.0 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

Welland Vale

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

St. Catharines

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

PRODUCT OF EARLY CANADIAN BICYCLE MFR. WELLAND VALE MFG. CO. OF ST. CATHERINES WHICH BEGAN MARKETING BICYCLES IN 1890'S. IN 1899 5 CANADIAN MFR.'S INCLUDING WELLAND VALE, AMALGAMATED TO FORM CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO./ RARE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF CANADA'S EARLY "PREMIER" BICYCLE MFRS.

Function

A PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR 1 PERSON

Technical

`GARDEN CITY' WAS ONE OF FOUR BICYCLES MARKETED BY WELLAND VALE IN THE LATE 1890'S. THE OTHERS WERE THE TOP OF LINE `PERFECT', LESS EXPENSIVE `DOMINION', & CHAINLESS `PERFECT'./ EXCELLANT EXAMPLE OF DIVERSIFICATION IN PRODUCTION & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN GENERAL MANUFACTURING CONTENT TO PRECISION MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HEAD PLATE READS `THE WELLAND VALE MFG. CO./ GARDEN CITY/ ST. CATHERINES, ONT.'/ INCISED `I2508'/ TIRES MARKED `28 x 1 1/2' & `DUNLOP RANGER MADE IN CANADA'

Missing

HALF OF DOUBLE SEAT PAD

Finish

FRAME, MUDGUARDS, RIMS PAINTED BLACK ENAMEL/ REAR END OF REAR REFLECTOR PAINTED WHITE/ PLATED HANDLEBARS, CRANKS, SPROCKET, ETC./ BROWN SADDLE PAD IN PLATED MOUNT/ BLACK RUBBER/ RED REFLECTOR

Decoration

GOLD STRIPING ON MUDGUARDS, RIMS, FORKS/ FRONT FORK CROWN PAINTED SILVER