Plate, manufacturer's

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OBJECT TYPE: bicycle head tube
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1171.001

MANUFACTURER: Humphrey Bicycle & Motor Co. Ltd.
MODEL: SUPERIOR
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: head badge
Patents: N/A
General Description: NON-FERROUS METAL - BRASS?

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.4 cm
Width: 4.2 cm
Height: 2.1 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: Humphrey
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PLATE FOR BICYCLE MADE BY CANADIAN MANUFACTURER. INCORPORATED IN TORONTO IN 1903, HUMPHREY WAS ONE OF LONGEST LASTING BRAND NAMES IN CDN BICYCLE INDUSTRY; IN 1947 IT BECAME PART OF CCM. THIS ITEM IS ALSO PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION.
Function: MANUFACTURER'S IDENTIFICATION PLATE FOR BICYCLE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERING READING "HUMPHREY BICYCLE & MOTOR CO./ SUPERIOR/ TORONTO, CANADA"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: BRASS COLOURED
Decoration: RAISED EDGING, VINE MOTIVES, LINES

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Humphrey Bicycle & Motor Co. Ltd., Plate, manufacturer's, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.1171, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1171.001/

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