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OBJECT TYPE: VELOCIPEDE/TRACK
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0156.001

MANUFACTURER: SHEFFIELD CAR CO.
MODEL: SHEFFIELD 1
LOCATION: Three Rivers, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD; METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 180.0 cm
Width: 45.0 cm
Height: 104.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Operations
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SHEFFIELD
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Three Rivers

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF HANDCAR MADE BY SHEFFIELD FROM 1877 UP TO FAIRBANKS MORSE TAKEOVER IN 1883
Canada: EXAMPLE OF OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT USED BY CP PROBABLY IN WESTERN CANADA PRIOR TO WW II [REF.2]
Function: USED TO CARRY ONE OR TWO MEN OVER THE RAIL LINE FOR SHORT ERRANDS. THEY WERE POPULAR WITH SIGNAL MAINTAINERS & TELEGRAPH LINEMEN; TELEGRAPHERS USED THEM TO DELIVER MESSAGES; & THEY WERE USEFUL FOR INTERSTATION EXPRESS & PACKAGE DELIVERIES. [ REF.1]
Technical: VELOCIPEDES ARE POPULARLY CREDITED TO GEORGE SHEFFIELD, OF MICHIGAN,WHO SUPPOSEDLY INVENTED THE DEVICE IN 1877. EARLIER PATENTS EXIST & A DESCRIPTION OF A SIMILAR DEVICE IN THE U.S. DATES TO 1860. THEY WERE COMMON FROM THE 1880S TO THE 1930S BY WHICH TIME MOTORIZED TRACK CARS & AUTOMOBILES MADE THEM OBSOLETE. [REF.2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 PAINTED ON SIDE OF FRONT BAR: 'Sheffield No 1 VELOCIPEDE CAR'/ CARVED ON FRONT BAR: 'CPR'/ CARVED ON SUPPORT BEAM: 'CPR/ 461'/ STENCILLED ON SMALL STORAGE BOX: '64198'/ MOLDED IN BRAKE LEVER: 'V750'/ MOLDED IN FOOT PEDALS: '250C'/.2 STENCILLED ON BAR: '[?]ANGE 4 FT [?]'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CP, THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER RESTORED. From CA of 07/21/1998 by Dave Elliott: Yes - No. Missing: banjo clamp for outrigger frame (1 of 2), cotter pin for securing outrigger brace, left mounting bracket for pump handle, 2 screws from storage box hinge
Finish: PAINTED RED
Decoration: N/A

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SHEFFIELD CAR CO., Handcar, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1998.0156, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.0156.001/

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