Pin, lapel

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OBJECT TYPE: PROMOTIONAL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1069.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: DUNLOP TIRES
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BACK & PIN/ SYNTHETIC LAMINATED PAPER FACE

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.6 cm
Width: 3.2 cm
Height: N/A
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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: ITEM WHICH REFLECTS HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE & POPULARITY OF CYCLING IN CANADA & INTERNATIONALLY. IT ALSO IS PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION.
Function: SMALL DISK WITH ATTACHED PIN TO BE WORN AS ORNAMENT ON CLOTHING, ALSO INTENDED TO PROMOTE PRODUCT.
Technical: IN LATE 1880S, SCOTTISH VETERINARIAN JOHN DUNLOP DEVELOPED PNEUMATIC RUBBER TIRE. THESE REVOLUTIONIZED BICYCLE, MAKING RECENTLY DEVELOPED SAFETY BICYCLE INTO FASTER, LIGHTER & MORE COMFORTABLE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE ALL BICYCLES HAD PNEUMATIC TIRES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LETTERING ON FACE READING "DUNLOP/ TIRES"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: WHITE & BLUE FACE/ GREY BACK
Decoration: BLUE & WHITE ILLUSTRATION ON FACE DEPICTING PAIR OF UPTURNED HANDS, SURROUNDED BY CONCENTRIC CIRCLES &VINE BORDER AROUND EDGE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Pin, lapel, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.1069, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1069.001/

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