Laurin and Klement
From Graces Guide
Laurin & Klement was a Czech automobile, motorcycle and bicycle manufacturer founded in 1895 in Mladá Boleslav, Kingdom of Bohemia (then part of Austria-Hungary, now the Czech Republic), by Václav Laurin and Václav Klement. Car production began in 1905, and the company soon became the largest car manufacturer in Austria-Hungary. In 1925 the company was acquired by the Škoda Works, and operated henceforth under the brand Škoda Auto (Skoda). It was acquired by industrial conglomerate Škoda Works in 1925 and re-branded as Škoda Auto.[1]
Bicycles, and later motorcycles, were sold under the name Slavia. A good selection of images here.
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