1955 Triumph Jack of Clubs

 

 

 

 

1955 Triumph Jack of Clubs

Sturmey Archer Three-Speed Gears (May, 1955)

Front Dynohub (June, 1955)

21″ Frame

26 x 1 1/4″ Wheels

Frame No 48345TH 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 JACK OF CLUBS in the 1954 TRIUMPH CATALOGUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1960 TRIUMPH CATALOGUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JACK OF CLUBS

There is a further coincidental reference to the ‘gayness’ of this bicycle. In packs of cards, the Jack or Knave was historically a trickster or a royal manservant and, in French decks, considered to represent Lancelot. But the Jack was also sometimes depicted as an ambiguous or female figure. The example below is from the Visconti tarot deck.