General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CASE APPERS TO BE MADE OF CARDSTOCK & PAPER/ CARDS ARE VARNISHED CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length

17.5 cm

Width

17.5 cm

Height

1.0 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

PAINE

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Wisconsin

City

Milwaukee

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION/ AN EXAMPLE OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CYCLING, & ITS PREVALENCE IN POPULAR CULTURE - IN CANADA AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY

Function

TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT WHEN CARDS USED TO PLAY A GAME

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTING ON BACK `PAINE'S WHIST TRAY/ PATENTED MARCH 3, 1896. NO.555,903./ Licensed under Patent No. 462.448./ Dated November 3, 1891./ CASSIUS M. PAINE,/ 28 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MILWAUKEE, WIS.'/ ON FRONT `DEALER'/ ON BACK, STICKER READS: `17''/ ON ACE OF SPADES: `BICYCLE/ No. 808/ THE U.S. PLAYING CARD CO./ CINCINNATI, U.S.A./ RUSSELL & MORGAN FACTORIES/ J1325'

Missing

N/A

Finish

CASE HAS BLACK, PEBBLE PAPER FINISH. SCUFFED IN PLACES TO SHOW BROWN UNDERNEATH, GOLD COLOUR MARKINGS WITH SOME RED ON BACK & HANDWRITTEN WHITE ON BACK/ CARDS HAVE CREAM COLOUR WITH RED & BLACK ON FACES; HAS BLUE ON BACKS.

Decoration

BACK OF CARDS HAVE PICTURE OFBICYCLE IN MIDDLE & IN EACH CORNER IS `L.A.W.' LOGO OF 3 WINGS INSIDE BICYCLE WHEEL/ VARIOUS SCROLLS, LEAVES, FLOWERS SURROUND THESE DESIGNS