General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PAPER, WITH GLASS, WOOD & METAL IN FRAMING

Dimensions

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

Length

55.0 cm

Width

46.3 cm

Height

1.5 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

Tegg

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

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

SATIRICAL & DECORATIVE

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAPTION `THE PEDESTRIAN HOBBIES or the Difference of Going Up and Down Hill', SMALLER PRINT `[P]ub April 8 1819 by T Tegg/ 111 Cheapside'/ WITHIN PICTURE `You have heard of old Pegassus flying no doubt/ But our Hobbies now Beat him good [l]ack/ For when you are tired of Rideing [sic.] about/ You may carry your Horse on you Back'/ NUMBER AT UPPER EDGE `339'/ TYPED LABEL TAPED ON BACK `#13045 (W. HEATH)'

Missing

no

Finish

PRINT IS IN COLOUR, OFF-WHITE BORDER/ OFF-WITHE MAT WITH GOLD-TONE FRAME

Decoration

CHARICATURE OF `DANDY' RIDING HOBBYHORSE, IN BACKGROUND IS ANOTHER MAN RIDING, 1 CARRYING, & 1 FALLING OFF HOBBYHORSE