Kerry were motorcycles produced from 1902 to 1915, and again from 1960 to 1967.
c.1903 These machines were sold by the East London Rubber Co, of Shoreditch, a company under the direction of Alfred Kerry. The motorcycles were fitted with Belgian Kelecom and FN engines, in a loop frame with curved downtube; the frames were made by other suppliers. As a high-built primitive, it had belt drive and braced forks. Engines were of different sizes and there was also a ladies' model.
1906 onwards. Kerry became linked to Abingdon and added V-twins to the range. Soon, using those engines, they were sold as the Kerry-Abingdon; models included ones fitted with a 3hp single and a 6hp V-twin.
1911 Kerry-Abingdon motor cycles and accessories (see advert)
1915 Having continued in the same vein for many years, production came to a stop - presumably because of the war.
1934 East London Rubber was incorporated as a public company
1943 East London Rubber Co was renamed Kerry's (Great Britain)
1960-1967 The Kerry name reappeared on a range of imported mopeds. These were sold as the Kerry Capitano.
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