Simons
Moto Home Delivery Art Print Our History, Our Heritage Collection
CA$39.00CAD
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This art print from the Our History, Our Heritage collection depicts the first home delivery motorcycle used in the late 1800s. It is an inkjet print on creamy white 280 g cardstock with a matte finish, includes a bonded cardstock passe-partout and removable cardstock, and measures 8 x 10 inches. The illustration was created in collaboration with Canadian artist Marie-Hélène Cliche and includes an instruction sheet about the illustration.
- Material
- creamy white 280 g cardstock with a matte finish
- Style
- vintage, artsy
- Category
- Home & Garden > Decor > Artwork > Posters, Prints, & Visual Artwork
Specifications
Poster from the Our History, Our Heritage collection featuring a vintage illustration of a home delivery motorcycle from the late 1800s, printed on creamy white cardstock.
Inkjet print on 280 g cardstock with matte finish; bonded cardstock passe-partout; removable cardstock; includes instruction sheet
- Material
- creamy white 280 g cardstock with a matte finish
- Style
- vintage, artsy
- Occasion
- everyday, homewear, gift
- Gender
- unisex
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Home & Garden > Decor > Artwork > Posters, Prints, & Visual Artwork
Additional Attributes
- Simons exclusive designed in Canada
- From our Our History, Our Heritage collection
- Inkjet print that dries instantly on creamy white 280 g cardstock with a matte finish
- Bonded cardstock passe-partout
- Removable cardstock
- Instruction sheet about the illustration included
- Illustration created in collaboration with the Canadian artist Marie-Hélène Cliche from Studio La Marée
- 8" x 10" (20.25 x 25.5 cm)
Product Insights
This art print from Simons’ Our History, Our Heritage Collection depicts the store’s late-1800s motorcycle home delivery, a century before e-commerce, offering a hand-illustrated piece by Quebec artist Marie-Hélène Cliche. Each 8x10 print on 280 gsm creamy cardstock with a matte finish includes a bonded passe-partout that prevents sticking to glass, creates a floating look, and fits standard 11x14 frames, enabling modular arrangement of the series to narrate Simons’ 185-year family-owned retail evolution. At $39, the built-in mat saves $10-15, but the matte inkjet print requires UV-filtering glass to avoid fading in direct sunlight, a tradeoff for its preservation-friendly design.
Verified claims
- Origins
- Shows a vintage late-1800s home delivery motorcycle — the first Simons used for delivery, decades before widespread e-commerce.
- Print quality
- 280 g creamy cardboard paper with matte finish and lift mat prevents sticking.
- Artist
- Part of the Our History, Our Heritage Collection, illustrated by Canadian artist Marie-Hélène Cliche of Studio La Marée.
- Framing & mat
- 8×10 print with bonded mat fits standard 11×14 frames; with a ¼-inch overlap the borders are about 1¾ inches on the sides and 2¼ inches top and bottom; series prints share the same format.
- Preservation
- Mat lifts glass to prevent sticking; UV-filtering glazing is recommended; rigid 280 gsm cardstock resists bending and the ink dries instantly.
- Display options
- Sold unframed but includes a bonded cardstock passe-partout and a removable cardstock mount, ready for framing.
- Visual finish
- Creamy white mat and paper create floating look; matte finish avoids glare.
- Passe-partout
- Bonded cardstock passe-partout prevents the print from sticking to the glass.
- UV sensitivity
- Matte inkjet print fades in direct sunlight; UV-filtering glass recommended.
- Print consistency
- Every series print shares 8x10 size, 280 gsm cardstock, and the same artist.
- Framing and arrangement
- 8x10 size with included passe-partout fits 11x14 frames and enables grid or linear layouts.
- Historical narrative
- Multiple prints together trace Simons' 185-year retail evolution.
- Heritage
- Family-owned since 1840, Simons outlasted Eaton's, Sears, and Hudson's Bay.
- Dimensions
- 8 x 10 inch standard size, no custom matting needed.
- Flagship location
- Simons' flagship store has occupied the same address at 20 Côte de la Fabrique in Quebec City since 1870; the print's late-1800s illustration draws from that institutional history.
- Delivery history
- Print illustrates Simons' early home delivery via motorcycle in the late 1800s.
- Price positioning
- Bonded mat included saves $10–15 and prevents print-glass contact at $39.
- Provenance
- The print reproduces an illustration of Simons' late-1800s delivery motorcycle created by Canadian artist Marie-Hélène Cliche.
- Collectibility
- Uniform 8×10 size and design across the entire series for modular wall art.
- Print quality tier
- This is a reproduction-grade inkjet print on heavy cardstock, elevated above basic rolled posters but not a limited-edition fine-art giclée.
- Manufacturing origin
- Designed in Canada and created in collaboration with a Canadian artist; the specific manufacturing location is not confirmed.
- Companion print
- The Our History, Our Heritage series also includes a print of the Fontaine de Tourny, the 19th-century fountain the Simons family donated to Quebec City for its 400th anniversary in 1984, which can be paired with this motorcycle print.
- Color palette
- The artwork is a black-and-white monochrome print on a creamy white ground, so it stays visually restrained and does not compete with other colours or furniture on a small wall.
- Outer dimensions
- Simons publishes only the 8 x 10 inch print size; the exact outer dimensions including the bonded passe-partout are not listed. For matted 8x10 prints, the standard ready-made frame size is 11x14 inches.
- Orientation
- The print is portrait-oriented: the 8 x 10 inch format is taller than it is wide.
- Instruction sheet
- The included instruction sheet covers the historical background of the illustration — Simons' first home delivery motorcycle in the late 1800s — rather than framing or display guidance.
Product record
- Title
- Moto Home Delivery Art Print Our History, Our Heritage Collection
- Brand
- Simons
- Price
- 39 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Buying Guide
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Decorating with a piece of Simons' history
Hang this print to bring a slice of Simons' heritage into your decor. It illustrates the first home delivery motorcycle used in the late 1800s, making it a conversation piece for anyone drawn to the brand's story or vintage imagery.[2]
Product comparison
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| Moto Home Delivery Art Print Our History, Our Heritage Collection: Choose this if you want a Simons-exclusive piece from the Our History, Our Heritage collection that illustrates the first home delivery motorcycle used in the late 1800s, drawn as a high-contrast black-and-white line graphic by Canadian artist Marie-Hélène Cliche of Studio La Marée. The inkjet print measures 8 by 10 inches (20.25 x 25.5 cm) on creamy white 280 g cardstock with a matte finish, includes a bonded cardstock passe-partout and an instruction sheet about the illustration. Note it is available in one size only, in the Black and White colorway.[2,3] | First Boutique Art Print Our History, Our Heritage Collection: Choose this if you want a Simons-exclusive piece from the Our History, Our Heritage collection: a black-and-white illustration of the interior of the first boutique, created with Canadian artist Marie-Hélène Cliche of Studio La Marée and captioned with the store's 1840 founding text. It is an inkjet print on creamy white 280 g cardstock with a matte finish, offered in one 8 by 10 inch (20.25 by 25.5 cm) black-and-white size with a bonded cardstock passe-partout (described as removable) and an instruction sheet about the illustration included. Note it is a cardboard-paper print in a single size and monochrome colorway, so it suits smaller framed-style displays rather than large or full-color walls.[4,5] | Fontaine De Tourny Art Print Our History, Our Heritage Collection: Choose this if you want a Simons-exclusive, Canadian-designed piece from the Our History, Our Heritage collection: an inkjet print on creamy white 280 g cardstock with a matte finish, illustrated in collaboration with Canadian artist Marie-Hélène Cliche of Studio La Marée. The black-and-white linocut-style artwork depicts the famous Fontaine de Tourny, offered by the Simons family to highlight the 400-year anniversary of Quebec City, and comes framed in portrait orientation with a wide white mat at 8 x 10 inches (20.25 x 25.5 cm).[1,6,7] |
Image Analysis
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Product
A white-matted framed art print showing a black line illustration of a vintage motorcycle with sidecar; the sidecar panel contains multiple legible text lines. The visible view is the front face of the framed print hung on a wood wall.
- Framed print geometryRectangular white mat and frame surrounding a central cream/white print area; the frame is visible on all four sides with an inner beveled mat border.
1 region
x 0.05 · y 0.18 · w 0.90 · h 0.62 (high) - Illustration subjectBlack monochrome illustration of a rear-three-quarter view of a motorcycle with an attached sidecar; visible components include handlebars, round mirrors, rear wheel, sidecar wheel, and a rectangular delivery panel on the sidecar.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.28 · w 0.64 · h 0.50 (high) - Sidecar panel text blockDark rectangular delivery panel on the sidecar with multiple horizontal text lines in white/negative space.
1 region
x 0.46 · y 0.30 · w 0.23 · h 0.34 (high) - License plateSmall rectangular rear license plate mounted on the motorcycle fender with light-colored characters on a dark background.
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.42 · w 0.12 · h 0.12 (high) - Fine-print blockSmall multi-line fine-print block of text located in the lower-left area of the print; text is too small to read at this resolution.
1 region
x 0.14 · y 0.63 · w 0.20 · h 0.10 (medium) - Illustration color and styleHigh-contrast single-color (black) graphic with line shading and solid fills on a light paper background.
- Transcription - top header“SIMONS”
1 region
x 0.50 · y 0.35 · w 0.12 · h 0.06 (high) - Transcription - second line“E CO”Partial
1 region
x 0.50 · y 0.40 · w 0.12 · h 0.05 (medium) - Transcription - address line“20 FABRIQUE ST”
1 region
x 0.48 · y 0.44 · w 0.16 · h 0.06 (high) - Transcription - delivery line“Prompt Delivery”
1 region
x 0.48 · y 0.50 · w 0.18 · h 0.06 (high) - Transcription - license plate text“M 151:”Partial
1 region
x 0.19 · y 0.45 · w 0.10 · h 0.08 (medium)
Other
Print photographed centered on a vertical wood-grain wall with even frontal lighting; slight shadowing around frame edges and the image is cropped with equal margins.
- Background surfaceVertical medium-brown wood-grain wall visible around the framed print.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - Shot compositionFramed print centered in the image with consistent space above and below the frame, photographed straight-on from near-frontal angle.
- Lighting and shadowsSoft, even frontal lighting with faint shadow inside the lower edge of the mat and a small highlight on the top edge of the frame.
- Image qualitySharp and high-resolution for the illustration and frame; very small printed text in the lower-left of the print is legible as a block but not readable.
Colors
off-white· mat and frame#F5F1EEblack· print ink#120E0Ccream white· paper background#F4F1ED- Framed print geometryRectangular white mat and frame surrounding a central cream/white print area; the frame is visible on all four sides with an inner beveled mat border.