General Information

Serial #

KC 3108

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FRAME & PARTS/ LEATHER SADDLE, HANDGRIPS?/ RUBBER TIRES & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC REAR REFLECTOR

Dimensions

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

Length

188.0 cm

Width

53.0 cm

Height

106.0 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

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1937 TO AT LEAST 1946

Canada

ENGLISH MADE BICYCLE PURCHASED BY DONOR IN 1937 IN REGINA, SASK. FOR APPROXIMATELY $15.00 TO $18.00. HE HAD TO SAVE UP THIS AMOUNT, WHICH HE FOUND DIFFICULT IN DEPRESSION YEARS IN SASK. BICYCLE BELONGED TO HIS MOTHER, GWEN (WOOD) WILMOT, & WAS SHIPPED TO OTTAWA WHEN FAMILY MOVED HERE IN 1938 (REF 1).

Function

PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR ONE PERSON.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECAL ON REAR MUDGUARD READS "SPEED KING/ THE T. EATON CO. LTD./ CANADA"/ RED & SILVER DECAL ON SEAT TUBE READS "GUARANTEED/ MADE/ IN/ ENGLAND"/ BLACK & GOLD DECAL ON SEAT TUBE READS "CHROMIUM/ PLATED"/ INCISED "KC/ 3108" ON SEAT TUBE/ INDENTED LETTERING ON BOTH SIDES OF SADDLE READS "THE WRIGHT SADDLE CO. LTD./ 52/ BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND"/ LICENSE READS "1946/ 10836/ OTTAWA"

Missing

HEADTUBE PLATE OR DECAL/ CHAIN GUARD/ ACCESSORY FORMERLY MOUNTED ON HANDLEBARS - MOUNT REMAINS

Finish

FRAME PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK/ CHROMIUM PLATED HANDLEBARS, RIMS, & OTHER PARTS/ BLACK SADDLE/ BROWN HANDGRIPS/ BLACK RUBBER/ RED-ORANGE REAR REFLECTOR

Decoration

GOLD & RED OR RED STRIPING ON FRAME,MUDGUARDS, & PLATED RIMS/ INDENTED FLORAL PATTERN ON SADDLE