of Priory Works, Dale Street, Coventry.
This company made its own engines and cycle parts as well as selling units to other manufacturers.
1901 Formed by Charles Alexander Hamilton
1902 Designed a car called the 'Shamrock' that was built by Payne and Bates
1901-07 Motorcycles listed singles of 2.25hp, 3.25hp and 4hp and a 4.5hp V-twin on which either cylinder could be cut out at will. These machines were typical primitives of the Edwardian period, and were produced for only a few years.
1904 November. Details of the safety gear changing device.[1]
1905 January. Details of the Renouf Variable Speed Gear.[2]
Company closed 1910
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