When did Rudge and Whitworth Cycle Co merge?
This coincided with a reduction in trade as although Rudge had a good name its sales were low as the models were dated. The company was rescued by the Whitworth Cycle Co in 1894, to form Rudge-Whitworth Ltd. Until 1896 there was a combined catalogue showing Rudge-Whitworth, Rudge and Whitworth machines.
Who was the founder of Rudge and Whitworth?
In 1885 the business was transferred into a private limited company called D. Rudge & Co. Ltd. In May 1891 George Woodcock (b.1836) died. This coincided with a reduction in trade as although Rudge had a good name its sales were low as the models were dated. The company was rescued by the Whitworth Cycle Co in 1894, to form Rudge-Whitworth Ltd.
What kind of bike does Rudge Whitworth ride?
The rear hub is A 1950 NOS Dyno 3, 3 speed 6 volt. With my NOS 1954 3 0r 4 speed Sturmey Archer “flick” control shifter I now have a 4 speed rear. The frame and fork had no problem excepting the 700 c wheels, and what a joy to ride…
When did Rudge and Whitworth move to Coventry?
The combined business relocated and traded at Ariel Works, Trafalgar Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, in 1880. In 1885 the business was transferred into a private limited company called D. Rudge & Co. Ltd.
This coincided with a reduction in trade as although Rudge had a good name its sales were low as the models were dated. The company was rescued by the Whitworth Cycle Co in 1894, to form Rudge-Whitworth Ltd. Until 1896 there was a combined catalogue showing Rudge-Whitworth, Rudge and Whitworth machines.
In 1885 the business was transferred into a private limited company called D. Rudge & Co. Ltd. In May 1891 George Woodcock (b.1836) died. This coincided with a reduction in trade as although Rudge had a good name its sales were low as the models were dated. The company was rescued by the Whitworth Cycle Co in 1894, to form Rudge-Whitworth Ltd.
The rear hub is A 1950 NOS Dyno 3, 3 speed 6 volt. With my NOS 1954 3 0r 4 speed Sturmey Archer “flick” control shifter I now have a 4 speed rear. The frame and fork had no problem excepting the 700 c wheels, and what a joy to ride…
The combined business relocated and traded at Ariel Works, Trafalgar Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, in 1880. In 1885 the business was transferred into a private limited company called D. Rudge & Co. Ltd.
