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'''Guest and Barrow''' of 276 Broad St., Birmingham (1887),  
'''Guest and Barrow''' Laundry engineers and cycle manufacturers of 276 Broad St., Birmingham (1887); of Tower Works, Tower Road, Birmingham (1893); of Aston, Birmingham.


of Tower Works, Tower Road, Birmingham (1893).
1887 Guest's Patent Steam Washer<ref>Birmingham Daily Post, 31 December  1887</ref>.


* 1887 Guest's Patent Steam Washer<ref>Birmingham Daily Post, 31 December  1887</ref>.
1890 Jan/Feb. The Stanley Exhibition of Cycles at the Crystal Palace. Bicycle. British Star sprung framed bicycle.


* 1890 Jan/Feb. The Stanley Exhibition of Cycles at the Crystal Palace. Bicycle. British Star sprung framed bicycle.
1890s. Safety Bicycle. Seen at the [[National Cycle Collection]]


* 1890s. Safety Bicycle. Seen at the [[National Cycle Collection]]
1893 One of only 2 Birmingham cycle manufacturers exhibiting at the Chicago Trade Fair<ref>Birmingham Daily Post, 18 September 1893</ref>.


* 1893 One of only 2 Birmingham cycle manufacturers exhibiting at the Chicago Trade Fair<ref>Birmingham Daily Post, 18 September 1893</ref>.
1893 ''Ariel'' name re-registered by [[Guest and Barrow]]<ref>The World guide to automobile manufacturers, by Nick Baldwin, Brian Laban. 1987</ref>.


* 1893 ''Ariel'' name re-registered by [[Guest and Barrow]]<ref>The World guide to automobile manufacturers, by Nick Baldwin, Brian Laban. 1987</ref>.
1894 Messrs Guest and Barrow retired from the business and sold their works by auction including machinery and the stock of cycles consisting of 25 "Humber" pattern with pneumatic tyres as well as "Safeties" with solid and cushion tyres<ref>Birmingham Daily Post, 12 March 1894</ref>.
 
* 1894 Messrs Guest and Barrow retired from the business and sold their works by auction including machinery and the stock of cycles consisting of 25 "Humber" pattern with pneumatic tyres as well as "Safeties" with solid and cushion tyres<ref>Birmingham Daily Post, 12 March 1894</ref>.




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* [[The Engineer]] of 7th February 1890 p107
* [[The Engineer]] of 7th February 1890 p107


 
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Latest revision as of 08:18, 10 September 2015

Guest and Barrow Laundry engineers and cycle manufacturers of 276 Broad St., Birmingham (1887); of Tower Works, Tower Road, Birmingham (1893); of Aston, Birmingham.

1887 Guest's Patent Steam Washer[1].

1890 Jan/Feb. The Stanley Exhibition of Cycles at the Crystal Palace. Bicycle. British Star sprung framed bicycle.

1890s. Safety Bicycle. Seen at the National Cycle Collection

1893 One of only 2 Birmingham cycle manufacturers exhibiting at the Chicago Trade Fair[2].

1893 Ariel name re-registered by Guest and Barrow[3].

1894 Messrs Guest and Barrow retired from the business and sold their works by auction including machinery and the stock of cycles consisting of 25 "Humber" pattern with pneumatic tyres as well as "Safeties" with solid and cushion tyres[4].


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Birmingham Daily Post, 31 December 1887
  2. Birmingham Daily Post, 18 September 1893
  3. The World guide to automobile manufacturers, by Nick Baldwin, Brian Laban. 1987
  4. Birmingham Daily Post, 12 March 1894