Bicycle

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OBJECT TYPE: safety/chain drive/diamond frame/3 speed/mens
DATE: 1945–1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0308.001

MANUFACTURER: Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Birmingham, England

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General Information

Serial #: 911 APO
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME, WHEELS, HANDLEBARS AND VARIOUS OTHER PARTS/ RUBBER TIRES/ SYNTHETICSEAT

Dimensions

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

Length: 180.0 cm
Width: 43.0 cm
Height: 98.0 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: BSA
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Birmingham

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PURCHASED IN BOSTON MA C 1946; USED UNTIL THE 1980'S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A MID-20TH C BICYCLE USED BY DR. C. FLEISCHAUER FROM 1945-6 TO THE EARLY 1980'S. DR. FLEISCHAUER USED THE BICYCLE REGULARLY AND TAUGHT A CARLETON U. FORM 1954 TO THE 1980'S
Function: USED TO TRANSPORT ONE PERSON OVER LAND
Technical: EXAMPLE OF MID-20TH C BICYCLE WITH 3 SPEED GEARING, CALLIPER BRAKES & DERAILLEUR
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED IN HANDLE GRIPS: 'Schwinn'/ STAMPED ON FRAME NEAR SEAT POST: '911HPD'/ MOLDED IN SEAT: 'MADE IN/ DUNLOP/ ENGLAND' [2 TIMES] 'DUNLOP/ CL7 STANDARD'/ DECAL ON LUGGAGE CARRIER: 'Stablia'/ LICENCE ATTACHED TO BACK WHEEL: 'BICYCLE/ 349/ CITE-HULL/ 1957'/ DESIGNIN CHAIN WHEEL: 'B S A'/ STAMPED ON DERAILLEUR: 'WITMY/ PATENT/ BRITISH MADE'/ MOLDED IN BRAKE PADS: 'JOHN BULL'/ MOLDED IN TIRES: 'DUNLOP SPEEDSTER MADE IN CANADA/ 132-1/ 28 X 1 1/4/ TO FIT ENDRICK RIM'
Missing: HEAD LIGHT MISSING/ TIRES PROBABLY NOT ORIGINAL/ HEAD PLATE MISSING
Finish: BLACK PAINT/ BROWN SEAT
Decoration: N/A

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Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd., Bicycle, circa 1945–1948, Artifact no. 1994.0308, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0308.001/

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