Métropole 1895 Poster — the Acatène, Record of the Tour de France

Poster 1895 (est.) 1 page France

Source: Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/bd6t52574404, via the Wikimedia Commons copy

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MarqueMétropole
TypePoster
Year1895 (estimated)
PublisherImp. E. Desgrandchamps, 19 place Denfert-Rochereau, Paris
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Pages1
SourceGallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/bd6t52574404, via the Wikimedia Commons copy
CreditBibliothèque nationale de France
IdentifierGallica (BnF) ark:/12148/bd6t52574404
TranscriptionTranscribed by eye

Transcription

L'ACATÈNE MÉTROPOLE RECORD DU TOUR DE FRANCE 5,000 KIL. ÉTABLI PAR 5,000 KIL. JOYEUX DE CASTILLONNÈS Sans réglage et sans changer de Machine CETE PERFORMANCE IMBATTABLE VIENT CONFIRMER LES PRÉCÉDENTS RECORDS ÉTABLIS COMME SUIT: Sans Chaîne (three times) LE PNEU G & J (Gormully & Jeffery) Record PARIS-ORLÉANS (par CHATELAIN), 158 kilom. Abaissement dudit record …

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— Poster —
L’ACATÈNE
MÉTROPOLE

RECORD DU TOUR DE FRANCE
5,000 KIL. ÉTABLI PAR 5,000 KIL.
JOYEUX DE CASTILLONNÈS
Sans réglage et sans changer de Machine

CETE PERFORMANCE IMBATTABLE VIENT CONFIRMER LES PRÉCÉDENTS RECORDS ÉTABLIS COMME SUIT:

[Down each side:] Sans Chaîne (three times)
[In two black panels:] LE PNEU G & J (Gormully & Jeffery)

Record PARIS-ORLÉANS (par CHATELAIN), 158 kilom. Abaissement dudit record de 20 minutes.
Record MARSEILLE-MILAN (par LAMBERJACK), 610 kilom.
Record PARIS-MONTE-CARLO (par VANHY), 1,100 kilom.
Record PARIS-MILAN (par de PERRODIL), 1,500 kilom.
Record BREST-BELFORT (par BEALU), 1,127 kilom.
Record PARIS-LISBONNE (par Max ROUD), 2,000 kilom.
Record COGNAC-PÉRIGUEUX (par BELOOU), premier en 47 minutes 30 kilom. sur route.
Course PARIS-BESANÇON CORRE à 15 minutes du premier après quatre chutes terribles.

[Printed at the foot:] Imp. E. DESGRANDCHAMPS, 19, place Denfert-Rochereau. — Paris

[A black engraving of a chainless bicycle, with a drop handlebar and a case at the crank marked ACATÈNE MÉTROPOLE, stands in the middle of the sheet between two black panels lettered G & J. The type is black on mustard-yellow paper.]

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