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OBJECT TYPE: 1ST PRIZE/REDRUTH C.C. RACE
DATE: 1888
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1761.001

MANUFACTURER: JOSEPH, B.H. & CO.
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

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.2 cm
Width: 3.6 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: JOSEPH
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 BACK `REDRUTH C.C. RACE/ 1ST PRIZE/ SON WITH CUP BY W.F. HOPPER/ H.G. JOSEPH & CO./ 1888'/ ALSO STAMPED WITH AN `A', A LION & 2 UNKNOWN STAMPS
Missing: N/A
Finish: SILVER COLOUR, SOME SLIGHT GREY TARNISHING
Decoration: IN SHAPE OF CROSS CROSSLET WITH CIRCULAR PIECE IN CENTRE/ BETWEEN ARMS OF CROSS ARE LEAVES/ EACH ARM HAS EMBOSSED LATIN CROSS INSIDE IT, FLOWER IN THE CENTRE OF INNER CROSS/ IN CIRCULAR CENTRE SECTION IS EMBOSSED IMAGE OF MAN RIDING `ORDINARY' BICYCLE/ ON BACK IS ENGRAVED A BORDER JUST INSIDE EDGE, ALSO HAS SOME SCROLLWORK

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JOSEPH, B.H. & CO., Medal, 1888, Artifact no. 1987.1761, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.1761.001/

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