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OBJECT TYPE: PRIZE/2ND PLACE/100 KM
DATE: 1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1725.001

MANUFACTURER: ERDMANN, G.
MODEL: Unknown
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: SILVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.6 cm
Width: N/A
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: ERDMANN
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: REFLECTS THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE & POPULARITY OF CYCLING IN CANADA & INTERNATIONALLY/ ALSO IS A PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION
Function: TO SERVE AS A PRIZE IN A CYCLING COMPETITION/ CAN ALSO SERVE AS A DECORATIVE & SYMBOLIC ACCESSORY TO WEAR ON CLOTHING
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON OBVERSE `C.B.A./ 2EME/ PRIX/ 100 Kil./ 1895' & ALONG EDGE `LE MEDAILLIER EDIT.'/ ON EDGE STAMPED `ARGENT'/ ENGRAVED ON REVERSE, ALONG EDGE, APPEARS TO BE `G. Erdmann'
Missing: N/A
Finish: SILVER & SLIGHT GOLD COLOUR, BLACKENED IN AREAS, PARTICULARLY ON REVERSE
Decoration: OBVERSE: SHIELD SHAPE WITH BATTLEMENTS ABOVE, LAUREL BRANCH TO ONE SIDE, OAK BRANCH TO OTHER/ BELOW IS A LION AT REST/ REVERSE: MAN RIDING BICYCLE & LOOKING AT WHAT APPEARS TO BE TRAIN BESIDE HIM

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ERDMANN, G., Medallion, 1895, Artifact no. 1987.1725, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.1725.001/

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