Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2020.018.005

Title

Meet of the wheelmen tour [Sauble Beach to Southampton penny farthing tour], part 1

Object Name

Recording, Video

Dates of Creation

2001

Creator

Northern Spy Productions

Other Creators

Landry, Bonnie Kirkland

Description

This video recording is the first of two tapes documenting several bicyclists riding penny-farthing bicyles between from Sauble Beach area to Southampton, Ontario, during the group's annual ride to the Meet of the Wheelmen. Includes the group's stop at the Bruce County Museum where the they provide penny-farthing demonstrations and displays in front of the Museum on Victoria Street, Southampton, Ontario.

Summary:
In 2001, vintage bicycles, including penny farthings, were filmed travelling between Sauble Beach and Southampton. The riders, organized by Prof. Glen Norcliffe of University of Toronto, demonstrated their skills at the Bruce County Museum, Southampton. Curator Barb Ribey introduced the riders and showed Norcliffe's 2001 book "The Bicycle in Canada." She announced an exhibit for 2002, "The County Bicycle Shop". In an interview, Norcliffe said the annual ride of the Wheelmen took eight days and covered 500 miles.

Details:
00:00 [no title] On a two-lane highway (sign, "Maximum 60 km/hr begins"), three cy-clists, two on penny farthings. Video taken from side of road. Voice asks, "How you guys doin'?".
00:08 Cyclists continue (sign, "Maximum 80 km/hr begins").
00:45 View through car windshield, behind the cyclists.
01:20 Car passes the cyclists.
02:00 Closeup of cyclists, wheels.
05:00 Cyclists run red light at an intersection. 50 km/hr zone.
06:48 80 km/hr zone.
09:15 Catching up to other cyclists on penny farthings.
11:40 Car passes five penny farthings.
14:40 Sign, "French Bay Beach Association". Camera stationary.
17:00 Sign, "Baptist Church".
18:00 Two cyclists walking their penny farthings.
19:30 Camera on tripod as five penny farthings approach.
20:47 Bruce County Museum seen as six penny farthings approach.
22:00 Southampton water tower in background as cyclists return.
22:50 Museum visitors watch.
23:20 Closeup of penny farthing seat; cycles parked at museum fence.
27:07 Log house in front of museum; closeups of cycles.
31:17 Closeup of bell on vintage bike; bell rings.
32:00 Bruce County Museum Curator Barbara Ribey welcomes visitors, mentions next summer's exhibit on historic cycles. She introduces Prof. Glen Norcliffe from Maple, and other cyclists, from Colorado, Kansas, Ireland, New Jersey and Elmira.
33:50 Warden of Bruce County, Stuart Reavie, welcomes everyone.
34:14 Closeups of cyclists.
35:25 Mayor of Saugeen Shores, Mark Kraemer. [comments cut short in video]
35:48 Chamber of Commerce representative. [comments cut short in video]
36:18 Ribey shows book by Glen Norcliffe, The Ride to Modernity: the Bicycle in Canada, 1869-1900.
36:38 Man poses with penny farthing in front of old schoolhouse. Bicycle from 1888, made in England.
38:13 Description of various bicycles.
40:40 Lady's bicycle.
42:50 1884 National tricycle.
44:55 How to mount a penny farthing bicycle.
46:30 How to dismount.
48:50 Forward dismount.
49:18 Pedal dismount.
50:40 Fancy riding. Background, lawn bowling club.
56:44 Three riders together.
57:20 Riders in a circle. Background, museum, cabin, schoolhouse.
1:00:20 Camera moves to road. Background, Toews house.
1:01:17 End of video

Provenance

The Bruce County Museum's "The County Bicycle Shop" exhibit referred to in the video was featured at the Bruce County Museum in the summer of 2002. It then became a travelling exhibit of two dozen bicycles and tricycles dating from the 1870s to 1950s, touring Wellington County Museum, Fergus; Fieldcote Museum, Ancaster; and McLaughlin Museum, Oshawa. Professor Geln Norcliffe of University of Toronto, produced a companion catalogue for the exhibit.

Level of Description

Item

Physical Description

1 videocassette (1 hr. 01 min. 27 sec.) : Colour, Sound ; 6.35 mm (MiniDV)
[Videocassette was digitized in December 2020:
1 video recording ; mov (27.5 GB)
1 video recording ; mp4 (5.54 GB)]

Restrictions on Use

Copyright has been transferred to the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, with the the stipulation that no interviews may be used online or for exhibit or display purposes without the consent of interviewee or their family. Interviews are for archival and research purposes only. In some circumstances, permission may need to be sought from Professor Glen Norcliffe prior to reproduction.

Places

Sauble Beach
Southampton

People

Ribey, Barbara

Search Terms & Subjects

Bruce County Museum
Bicycles & tricycles
Events

Related Units of Description

Tape 2 related to this recording, see: A2020.018.006

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