General Information

Serial #

W55853

Part Number

1

Total Parts

17

AKA

Frame. bicycle

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, STEEL, ALUMINUM, SYNTHETIC/ CARDSTOCK BOXES, PAPER PACKING

Dimensions

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

Length

135.0 cm

Width

20.0 cm

Height

74.5 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

Sekine

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

NEVER USED - UNASSEMBLED - IN ORIGINAL SHIPPING BOX

Canada

AN AGREEMENT WAS MADE BETWEEN THE JAPANESE SEKINE CO., THE MANITOBA GOVT. & THE FEDERAL GOVT. TO SET UP A BIKE ASSEMBLY PLANT IN RIVERS MB AT A FORMER AIRNAVIGATION SCHOOL. THE JAPANESE AGREED TO HIRE & TRAIN UNEMPLOYED NATIVES IN THE AREA. IT OPERATED FROM 1971 TO 1983. DONOR WAS THE EXCLUSIVE AGENT IN PETERBOROUGH ON.

Function

USED AS A VEHICLE FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION FOR ONE PERSON.

Technical

THIS BICYCLE COMPANY WAS ONE OF THE MANY JAPANESE AND KOREAN BICYCLE MANUFACTURERS WHO STARTED TO ENTER THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET IN THE LATE 1960'S & 1970'S. THIS TIME PERIOD WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE MAJOR INFLUX OF MANUFACTURED GOODS INTO THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET BY ASIAN FIRMS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTING ON SHIPPING CARTON READS IN PART: 'SERIAL NO. W55853/ MODEL NO. SHA271/ COLOR NO. 021/ SEKINE CYCLE/ SEKINE INDUSTRIES CO. LTD./ H.C.P.L./ WINNIPEG/ VIA/ VANCOUVER/ NO. 7794/ MADE IN JAPAN/ FRAME SIZE/ 23 INCH'/ ON FRAME: 'WORLD FINEST BICYCLE MADE BY SEKINE/ SEKINE/ MADE IN JAPAN'/ ON DERAILLEUR: 'SHIMANO/ LARK'/.4 'ARIAKE 7376'/.9 'Cherry'/.15 (WINE-NUT) 'SHIMANO'/ TIRE: 'THE SILVER STAR TIRE 30 KEEP INFLATED 50 LBS. 27 X 1 1/4 FITS K-2 ENGLISH RIM MADE IN JAPAN'/ TAG IN JAPANESE ATTACHED TO FRAME/.3 HANDLEBAR: 'SAKAE/ CUSTOM/ ROAD/ CHAMPION'/.8 'SAE-B 86 CAT EYE RR-150'

Missing

COMPLETE BUT UNASSEMBLED

Finish

OLIVE GREEN FRAME/ METAL PIECES CHROMED

Decoration

N/A