General Information

Serial #

H5337

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ LEATHER/ RUBBER (?)

Dimensions

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

Length

176.0 cm

Width

54.0 cm

Height

98.0 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

CCM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Weston

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Alberta

Period

PROBABLY FROM THE 1920'S UP TO AT LEAST THE 1950'S (TIRES WERE MADE IN 1955 - SEE MARKINGS)

Canada

BICYCLE DIV. OF MASSEY-HARRIS WAS ONE OF 5 COMPANIES THAT AMALGAMATED TO FORM CCM IN 1899. THE MASSEY NAME WAS USED INTO THE 1920'S. THIS BICYCLE WAS MADE IN CANADA AT WESTON, ON AND 1ST OWNED BY DAVID WHYTE OF EDMONTON. IT WAS ONE OF 9 MODELS OFFERED BY CCM IN THIS PERIOD.

Function

USED TO TRANSPORT ONE PERSON ALONG THE GROUND.

Technical

THIS "SPORT MODEL" AS INDICATED BY THE CURVED BAR AND "MOTORBIKE" TYPE FORKS, WAS AN "ESTABLISHED FAVOURITE" DUE TO ITS STYLING AND LIGHTNESS. [REF 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HEAD PLATE READS: 'C.C.M./ MASSEY/ CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO./ LIMITED WESTON, CANADA'/ MOLDED IN PEDALS: 'NOSSIO/ GIBSON'/ MOLDED IN SIDES OF TIRES: 'Barum MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA 37-622 (700 X 35 C) RIM 28 X 15/8 1955 (28 X 1 5/8 X 1 3/8) RIM 28 X 1 1/2 CAN. SIZE T2/V9'

Missing

REPLACEMENTPARTS FROM ORIGINAL - REFLECTORS AND TIRES

Finish

PAINTED GLOSSY WINE/ BROWN SEAT

Decoration

N/A