Bicycle

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OBJECT TYPE: safety/chain drive/diamond frame/mens
DATE: 1897
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0249.001

MANUFACTURER: Osmond, F.J.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME & WHEELS/ LEATHER SADDLE/ RUBBER TIRES/ RUBBER HANDGRIPS

Dimensions

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

Length: 185.0 cm
Width: 40.0 cm
Height: 95.0 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: Osmond
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PURCHASED ABOUT 1905 BY MR. H.R. THOMAS, CAPTAIN OF THE GRIMSBY CYCLIST CLUB, 1890 (REF.2)
Canada: NONE
Function: A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION GENERATED BY PEDALLING
Technical: "THIS MACHINE (GENERALLY) IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST EXAMPLE OF THE MODERN DIAMOND-FRAME BICYCLE...IS ONE OF THE FIRST TO HAVE A 0.5 IN. PITCH ROLLER CHAIN & D-SECTION TUBES ON THE FRONT & REAR FORKS" (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'FJO' DIAGONALLY ON STEM, IN GOLD LETTERING/ 'Osmond' VERTICALLY & '1897' HORIZONTALLY ONSEAT TUBE, IN GOLD LETTERING
Missing: 28 IN. WHEELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH 29" X 1-1/2"
Finish: FRAME & WHEELS PAINTED BLACK/ HANDLEBARS PAINTED CREAM (NOT ORIGINAL)
Decoration: N/A

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Osmond, F.J., Bicycle, circa 1897, Artifact no. 1981.0249, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1981.0249.001/

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