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OBJECT TYPE: PRIZE
DATE: 1892
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1720.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: V.C.D.
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: METAL, PROBABLY BRASS PLATED

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.3 cm
Width: 4.0 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: REFLECTS THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE & POPULATRITY OF CYCLING IN CANADA & INTERNATIONALLY/ ALSO IS A PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION
Function: PROBABLY FOR USE AS A PRIZE IN A CYCLING RACE & TO COMMEMORATE THE EVENT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: OBVERSE: EMBOSSED `COURSE VELOCIPEDIQUE'/ REVERSE: INGRAVED `Lummen/ au/ V.C.D./ 1892'
Missing: N/A
Finish: GOLD-BRASS COLOUR, SOMEWHAT DARKENED IN PLACES
Decoration: OBVERSE: IN CENTER IS RAISED IMAGE OF PERSON RIDING BICYCLE, TREES IN BACKGROUND; THIS IS ENCIRCLED BY ROPE BORDER & THIS AGAIN BY A LOTUS-LIKE BORDER/ REVERSE: WREATH OF LAUREL & OAK LEAVES/ ABOVE DISC, SHOWING ON BOTH SIDES, IS RIBBON & BOW SHAPE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Medallion, 1892, Artifact no. 1987.1720, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.1720.001/

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