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1900 Showed two examples of the ''New Courier'' motorette, a tricycle with air-cooled motor set in a duplex frame. The machine had been shown in very much the same form the previous year by [[Chilton and Co]]. | 1900 Showed two examples of the ''New Courier'' motorette, a tricycle with air-cooled motor set in a duplex frame. The machine had been shown in very much the same form the previous year by [[Chilton and Co]]. | ||
1902 National Cycle Show. | 1902 National Cycle Show. [[Frank H. Parkyn]] showed a motor-bicycle fitted with the [[Minerva]] 2 h.p. engine. The frame of the machine was extra strong. Also at the show is a separate entry for [[Harry Parkyn]] who was the maker of the ''Olympic'' cycle which had used an adapted [[Minerva]] motor with strengthened frame. | ||
Revision as of 19:09, 5 December 2015
of Olympic cycle works, Green Lane, Wolverhampton
Early 1880s Frank Heynes Parkyn started producing Olympic bicycles in Green Lane
1893 Advert. 'Parkyn, Olympic Cycle Works, Wolverhampton'[1]
1896 He moved to Granville Street. Introduced the latest machinery and manufacturing techniques at the works
1900 Showed two examples of the New Courier motorette, a tricycle with air-cooled motor set in a duplex frame. The machine had been shown in very much the same form the previous year by Chilton and Co.
1902 National Cycle Show. Frank H. Parkyn showed a motor-bicycle fitted with the Minerva 2 h.p. engine. The frame of the machine was extra strong. Also at the show is a separate entry for Harry Parkyn who was the maker of the Olympic cycle which had used an adapted Minerva motor with strengthened frame.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post - Monday 28 August 1893