Kerry were motorcycles produced from 1902 to 1915, and again from 1960 to 1967.
In the early days these machines were sold by the East London Rubber Co, of Shoreditch. They were fitted with Belgian Kelecom and FN engines, in a loop frame with curved downtube. 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 advert
1915 Having continued in the same vein for many years, production came to a stop - presumably because of the war.
Later East London Rubber became Kerry's (Great Britain)
1960-1967 The 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