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Joseph Bourne and Sons of Bath Street, Birmingham. | |||
of St. Mary's Row. | |||
1840 company established. | |||
1896/7 Directory: Listed under cycles. [[Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Cycles|More details]] <ref>[[Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Cycles]]</ref> | |||
1904 Chariot motorcycle produced. | |||
'''Elmdon''' were motorcycles produced by the company from 1915 to 1921. The machine had a 269cc [[Villiers]] two-stroke engine and the option of single- or two-speed transmission. Both had belt final-drive, [[Druid]] forks and a [[Charles H. Pugh|Senspray]] carburettor. The specification was simple and the motorcycles were produced in small numbers for a few years. In their latter years, they also produced a 6hp model. | |||
== See Also == | |||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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* 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 | * 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 | ||
* The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9 | * The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9 | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:20, 7 January 2013

Joseph Bourne and Sons of Bath Street, Birmingham.
of St. Mary's Row.
1840 company established.
1896/7 Directory: Listed under cycles. More details [1]
1904 Chariot motorcycle produced.
Elmdon were motorcycles produced by the company from 1915 to 1921. The machine had a 269cc Villiers two-stroke engine and the option of single- or two-speed transmission. Both had belt final-drive, Druid forks and a Senspray carburettor. The specification was simple and the motorcycles were produced in small numbers for a few years. In their latter years, they also produced a 6hp model.
See Also
Sources of Information
- 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
- The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9