Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,694 pages of information and 247,077 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Royal Ruby Cycle Co

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December 1914. 2-stroke light-weight.

of Ruby Works, Cannel Street, Ancoats, Manchester. Later of Bolton.

1906 Royal Ruby Cycle Co, Oldham Road, Manchester.[1]

1909-1933 Made motorcycles. English brand that built good motorcycles with its own 350 and 375 cc engines and 750 and 1000 cc JAP - V twins.

1914 Ridden by F. W. Carryer in the 1914 Isle of Man TT Races but DNF.

1915 Issue motor cycle catalogue. Built at the Manchester works. Royal Ruby Cycle Co, Cannel Street, Ancoats, Manchester.[2]

From 1927 onwards, the models were equipped with double cradle frames, saddle tanks and lighter engines, such as 172 to 346 cc Villiers blocks and 248 and 348 cc JAP head valves. Tricycles were also supplied with 346 cc Villiers and 596 cc JAP side caps. Production ceased when World War II broke out.[3]

1913-1914 Made automobiles

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Saturday 24 November 1906
  2. Cambridge Independent Press - Friday 19 March 1915
  3. Wikipedia