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Advertisement for the Columbia Chainless Bicycle, Pope Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut, June 24, 1898

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1898-06-24

Location Note

Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: Bicycles

GUSN

GUSN-195529

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Description

The ad claims that the chainless bike makes hill-climbing easy and is illustrated with a drawing of a young man riding the bicycle. The ad is from "New England home magazine, 24 June 1898."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
vehicles (transportation)
bicycles
leisure
advertisements

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000640
AccessID 875
Other identifier HNEDID-000640

Physical Description

1 advertisement ; 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.121.02.01.001

Image Dimensions

4 1/2 x 2 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Hartford (Hartford county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Material Type

advertisements

Other Organizations

Pope Manufacturing Company

Subjects

Cycling

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: Bicycles

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