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OBJECT TYPE: PRIZE/CHALLENGE CUP
DATE: 1890
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1744.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
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: METAL, PROBABLY SILVER OR SILVER PLATED

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.5 cm
Width: 3.2 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 & 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 `BLUE BOAR/ challenge/ cup/ 1890' & ON REVERSE `A. GOOD'/ ALSO STAMPED ON REVERSE ARE SEVERAL MARKINGS `A-B', AN ANCHOR, WHAT APPEARS TO BE A `q' & WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LION
Missing: N/A
Finish: SILVER COLOUR WITH DARKER GREY IN AREAS FROM TARNISHING
Decoration: SHIELD SHAPE WITH FLOWERS & LEAVES DOWN OUTSIDE OF SHIELD ON BOTH SIDES & TOP/ WITHIN MAIN SHIELD SHAPE IS SMALLER, RAISED SHIELD SHAPE/ OUTSIDE OF THIS IS VARIOUS ORNAMENTAL ENGRAVING, FLOWERS, LEAVES, SCROLLS ETC.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Medal, 1890, Artifact no. 1987.1744, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.1744.001/

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