Reflector for Bicycle

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

An advertising novelty for The Travelers of Hartford, Conn. The bike reflector is a red, faceted disk inside a larger cream celluloid disk. A leather strap attaches the reflector to a bike.

Location

Currently not on view

ID Number

2006.0098.1564

catalog number

2006.0098.1564

accession number

2006.0098

Object Name

reflector

Physical Description

cellulose nitrate (overall material)

plastic (reflector material)

leather (strap material)

Measurements

overall: 5 cm x 14 cm x 1 cm; 1 15/16 in x 5 1/2 in x 3/8 in

overall: 1/2 in x 2 1/8 in x 5 1/8 in; 1.27 cm x 5.3975 cm x 13.0175 cm

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Medicine and Science: Chemistry

Celluloid

Advertising

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Bicycling

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-979d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1347418