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[[Image:Im1932Bart-p19a.jpg|thumb| 62-inch Humber Ordinary and 26-inch Bourdon. From 'Bartleet's Bicycle Book' No. | [[Image:Im1932Bart-p19a.jpg|thumb| 62-inch Humber Ordinary and 26-inch Bourdon. From 'Bartleet's Bicycle Book' No. 15.]] | ||
No. 15. 26 inch 'ordinary.' One of the smallest machines ever made. Built about 1885 by William Bourdon, Bromley, Kent, for his son Marcus, now a well-known journalist in Coventry. Plain bearings throughout. Weight 20 lbs. Loaned by Mr. M. Bourdon. Comparison with the 62 inch 'ordinary' in the photograph makes an interesting contrast. <ref>[[Bartleet's Bicycle Book]]</ref> | No. 15. 26 inch 'ordinary.' One of the smallest machines ever made. Built about 1885 by William Bourdon, Bromley, Kent, for his son Marcus, now a well-known journalist in Coventry. Plain bearings throughout. Weight 20 lbs. Loaned by Mr. M. Bourdon. Comparison with the 62 inch 'ordinary' in the photograph makes an interesting contrast. <ref>[[Bartleet's Bicycle Book]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 11 December 2008
No. 15. 26 inch 'ordinary.' One of the smallest machines ever made. Built about 1885 by William Bourdon, Bromley, Kent, for his son Marcus, now a well-known journalist in Coventry. Plain bearings throughout. Weight 20 lbs. Loaned by Mr. M. Bourdon. Comparison with the 62 inch 'ordinary' in the photograph makes an interesting contrast. [1]