Bicycle
Humber and Company Limited
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
1.16 m (Height); 1.8 m (Length); 76 cm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Beeston
Collection
Quarry Bank, Cheshire
NT 1452212
Summary
A Humber safety bicycle and saddle cover, c.1885. It has solid black rubber tyres, one brake for the front wheel and a Humber pattern block chain. It bears the maker's trademark transfer: 'The Humber - Trademark - Humber & Co Ltd, Beeston, Notts'
Marks and inscriptions
Under seat: Under seat: On front frame: 'THE HUMBER - TRADEMARK - HUMBER AND CO. LTD. - BEESTON, NOTTS.'
Makers and roles
Humber and Company Limited, manufacturer