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    Handsworth cycle factory, 1910's

    Hello! Does anyone here know the name of any "cycle" factories (bicycle or motorcycle) in Handsworth? I am trying to figure out where a relative worked in 1915, while living in Handsworth at 14 Elmurst Road. He is listed in the 1911 census as a "Packing House Dealer" on own account. Then in...
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    Runwell Cycle Company

    Hello good people, I'm wondering if anyone can provide any information about the Runwell Cycle Company, which operated in Birmingham from the early 20th c. (late 19th?) until the 1960s. I have a pre-WWII Runwell bicycle with a very unusual geometry and only the rod brake in the front, instead...
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    • bicycle cycle head badge pre-wwii runwell
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