Frank Farrer
From Graces Guide
Frank Howard Farrer, of Villiers
Inventor of the Flywheel Magneto
c.1898 Frank Farrer was manager of the Palmer Tyre's Coventry depot. He was appointed as sole agent for the sale of the surplus pedals made by Villiers. Farrer had many connections with the cycle trade, was a good engineer and a great salesman and was to become the driving force in Villiers.
1902 Frank Farrer joined Villiers full-time.
1911 Commercial traveler, cycle trade[1]
1916 of Penn Road, Wolverhampton[2]
Became Works Director and Chief Engineer of Villiers.
1919 Took over as managing director of Villiers Engineering Co from Charles Marston
1956 Chairman of Villiers Engineering[3]
1957 Retired as Chairman of the company; succeeded by his nephew Leslie W. Farrer[4]
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