Richard Marshall
of Clay Cross, Derbyshire
See Richard Marshall (b.1870) and his son Richard Marshall (b.1908)
ca.1905 Marshall were motorcycles produced in Elson Street, Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Typically primitive, this machine was fitted with a 2hp Minerva engine hung from the down-tube of a bicycle frame. Basic in every respect, it had braced forks and direct-belt drive.
1914-15 Lily were motorcycles produced between 1914 and 1915, in Clay Cross, Derbyshire. During the early 1900s, they set up building motorcycles using T. D. Cross engines. These were a a small range of models. One used the 269cc Villiers two-stroke engine, or a Peco of the same size, others used 2.75hp or 3.5hp TDC sv engines. They all had a two-speed Albion gearbox and belt final-drive.
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