Smith and Molesworth of Freeth Street Mills, Coventry
1882 Company formed by John Molesworth and George Smith as 'Elastic Web and Cycle Manufacturers'
1896/7 Directory: Listed under cycles. More details
1903-06 Produced the Alert motorcycle from 1903-6 with Sarolea engines. The Alert motorcycle was a very primitive machine with the engine hung from the downtube. There were two models in the range - a 2.25hp Alert with a Belgian Sarolea engine and the 2.75hp or 3.25hp Coventry Alert. There was also a model with a Montgomery sidecar. The company also supplied fittings to the trade.
1907 Produced the Ayton-Riley (Reg No: DU 931) for Robert Charles Ayton that was entered in the Tourist Trophy race
1912 Listed in Spennell's directory of Coventry as Cycle Manufacturers. [1]
Post WWI the directors are George Molesworth and H. Reesby
1955 Company ceased trading
See Also
Sources of Information
- The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9
- Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Cycles
- Coventry’s Motorcycle Heritage by Damien Kimberley. Published 2009. ISBN 978 0 7509 5125 9
- The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X