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OBJECT TYPE: PAINTED METAL
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1182.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: TORPEDO
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: FERROUS METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.0 cm
Width: 30.4 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: THIS ITEM IS PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION.
Function: METAL PANEL INSCRIBED WITH NAME OF BRAND AND/OR MANUFACTURER, & DISPLAYED IN ORDER TO ADVERTISE SALE AND/OR SERVICE OF PRODUCT AT THAT LOCATION, IN THIS CASE, BICYCLE GEAR/BRAKE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED WHITE LETTERING READING "Torpedo [SCRIPT]/ MOYEU A ROUE LIBRE ET A FRIEN/ REND LE VELO PARFAIT"/ BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON ILLUSTRATION OF BRAKE READS "Torpedo/ System Sachs/ D.R.P."
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: RAISED & BLACK & WHITE PAINTED LOGO & DEPICTION OF BRAKE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sign, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1995.1182, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1182.001/

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