Frank H. Parkyn

of Olympic cycle works, Green Lane, Wolverhampton
Early 1880s Frank Heynes Parkyn started producing Olympic bicycles in Green Lane
1893 Advert. 'Parkyn, Olympic Cycle Works, Wolverhampton'[1]
1896 He moved to Granville Street. Introduced the latest machinery and manufacturing techniques at the works
1900 Showed two examples of the New Courier motorette, a tricycle with air-cooled motor set in a duplex frame. The machine had been shown in very much the same form the previous year by Chilton and Co.
1902 Showed a motor-bicycle fitted with the Minerva 2 h.p. engine. The frame of the machine was extra strong. Separate entry for Harry Parkyn who was the maker of the Olympic cycle which had used an adapted Minerva motor with strengthened frame.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post - Monday 28 August 1893