General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL FORK TUBES & PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC WIRE COVERING/ ATTACHED PLASTICIZED CARDBOARD INSTRUCTIONS SHEET & CARDBOARD TAG

Dimensions

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

Length

59.5 cm

Width

19.5 cm

Height

14.0 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

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 A PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION.

Function

BICYCLE FORKS USED BY BICYCLE RETAILER TO DISPLAY, DEMONSTRATE & PROMOTE SHOCK ABSORBERS & CALIPER BRAKES MOUNTED ON FORKS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF DEMONSTRATION PIECE USED TO DISPLAY BICYCLE COMPONENTS (SHOCKS, BREAKS).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED LETTTERING ON SHOCKABSORBERS READS "PALCO", "BR. PRO PAT." & EITHER "R' OR "L"/ BLACK LETTERING ON CARD READING "PALCO/ Shock Absorbers [SCRIPT]/ FITTING INSTRUCTIONS"/ TYPED LABEL ATTACHED TO BRAKE CABLE READS "NEW HUDSON FRONT BRAKE AS FITTED/ TO THEIR MACHINES IN THE LATE 1930s"

Missing

N/A

Finish

BRONZE COLOURED FORKS/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED PARTS/ PLATED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ WHITE CARDBOARD

Decoration

N/A