Second Prize in 5 Mile Bicycle Race
Date1883
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 7.8 cm
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the "Friends of the Historical Museums", 1994
Object number1994.004.004
Label TextIn 1883, James Lamb won the gold-coloured medal when he came second in the “Fireman’s Tournament” bicycle race. A year earlier, in September 1882, a group of young London men had established the Forest City Bicycle Club. They could afford to participate in the expensive new sport of bicycling.
NameMedal, Prize
