A rare solid tyre safety bicycle for a child dating from the 1880's. Quite a few adult machines have survived, but children's machines are very rare to come across. Partly because, a bicycle in the 1880's was a luxury purchase for the wealthy and a child would have been very fortunate to have had a bicycle bought of their own. The bike has been sym..
George Singer started as a bicycle manufacturer in 1874 in Coventry.
In 1899 Edwin Perks and Frank Birch unveiled their “Motor-Wheel” design and this was taken up by Singer the following year in the form of a motorized tricycle and bicycle along with the services of Perks & Birch.
The Motor- Wheel consisted of an aluminium alloy wheel contai..
On offer is this beautiful Belgian 400cc Antoine motorcycle made in 1903. One of only three motorcycles know. One four cilinder is on display in a French museum, one single cilinder in a Brussels car museum and then there is this one. No others are known. The Antoine engines were exported to England and fitted in Ormonde frames also. This Antoine..