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1886. Ivel Racing Safety Bicycle. From 'Bartleet's Bicycle Book'.

Ivel was a make of both tractors and motorcycles.

1860 Daniel Albone was born in Biggleswade, in Bedfordshire, and was one of the early tractor pioneers in Britain. He was brought up on a small farm and his interest in cycling led him to set up the Ivel Cycle Works. He was the first to introduce the internal combustion engine to the ordinary farmer.

1901 He built his first tractor. This was a three wheeled design and was powered by various engines producing 8 HP.

The tractor was called the Ivel, the name which Dan Albone had used for his cycle business and which was the name of the river which ran through Biggleswade.

The Ivel tractors were sold overseas in eighteen countries, however in Britain most farmers relied on steam power and horse power in the beginning of the twentieth century.

Dan Albone kept an Ivel tractor and a range of machinery on land near his factory and held demonstrations of farming by tractor power every fortnight.

He demonstrated the tractor as a fire engine complete with crew dressed in firemen's uniforms; he showed one turned into a military ambulance using steel cladding to protect the driver; one was also used to show how medical supplies could be hauled over rough ground.

A strengthened bicycle frame was fitted with a Minerva engine, and in 1903 he offered a tricycle, with the frame being further strengthened, and again fitted with a Minerva engine.

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
From 1890 to the Present Day Farm Tractors by Michael Williams published in 2005 by Silverdale Books ISBN 978-1-84509-251-1
The Complete Encyclopedia of Tractors by Mirco de Cet published in 2006 by Rebo International ISBN 978-90-366-1893-9

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+[[Image:Bart-p34a.jpg|thumb| 1886. Ivel Racing Safety Bicycle. From 'Bartleet's Bicycle Book'.]]
 '''Ivel''' was a make of both [[tractors]] and [[motorcycles]].
-* 1860 [[Dan Albone]] was born in Biggleswade, in Bedfordshire, and was one of the early [[Tractors|tractor]] pioneers in Britain.  He was brought up on a small farm and his interest in cycling led him to set up the [[Ivel Cycle Works]]. He was the first to introduce the internal combustion engine to the ordinary farmer.
+* 1860 [[Daniel Albone]] was born in Biggleswade, in Bedfordshire, and was one of the early tractor pioneers in Britain.  He was brought up on a small farm and his interest in cycling led him to set up the [[Ivel Cycle Works]]. He was the first to introduce the internal combustion engine to the ordinary farmer.
 *  1901 He built his first [[tractors|tractor]].  This was a three wheeled design and was powered by various engines producing 8 HP.