Bearings, The Cycling Authority of America, Paris, France, April 2, 1896

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1896-04-02

GUSN

GUSN-270829

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Vehicles
Bicycles
Vehicles - Bicycles - Folder 3
Bearings, The Cycling Authority of America, Paris, France, April 2, 1896
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Vehicles
    - Bicycles
      - Vehicles - Bicycles - Folder 3
        Envelope for The St. Louis Refrigerator & Wooden Gutter Co., corner Main Street & Park Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, dated May 12, 1896
        Receipt for The St. Louis Refrigerator & Wooden Gutter Co., corner Main Street & Park Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, dated May 8, 1896
        Billhead for The St. Louis Refrigerator and Wooden Gutter Co., corner Main Street & Park Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, dated May 9, 1896
        Billhead for The St. Louis Refrigerator and Wooden Gutter Co., corner Main Street & Park Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, dated May 9, 1896
        Certificate for the Lu-Mi-Mum Bicycle, The St. Louis Refrigerator and Wooden Gutter Co., St. Louis, Missouri, dated May 9, 1896
        Envelope for the New York Export & Import Co., exporters, importers & manufacturers agents, 56 & 58 Pine Street, New York, New York, November 3, 1902
        Letterhead for the New York Export & Import Co., exporters, importers & manufacturers agents, 56 & 58 Pine Street, New York, New York, November 3, 1902
        Bearings, The Cycling Authority of America, Paris, France, April 2, 1896 (current record)
        Instructions for the Lu-Mi-Num Bicycle, St. Louis Refrigerator and Wooden Gutter Co., St. Louis, Missouri, 1896
        Original folding bicycle, The Dwyer Folding Bicycle Co., Danbury, Connecticut, 1897
        Trade card for Victor Bicycles, Overman Wheel Co., office and factory, Chicopee Falls, Mass., 1895
        Advertisement for Victor Bicycles, Overman Wheel Co., New York, Boston, undated

Description

The text describes the superiority of the aluminum bicycle the Lu-Mi-Num. "The bearings" is the periodical published by The Cycling Authority of America in Chicago, Illinois.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
vehicles (transportation)
bicycles
leisure
cards (information artifacts)

Physical Description

1 card ; 6 x 3 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.121.02.03.008

Image Dimensions

6 x 3 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 2001.

Places

Paris (Ville de Paris department, Île-de-France, France)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Material Type

cards (information artifacts)

Subjects

Cycling

Description Level

Item

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