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Humber advert from 1903. Humber Limited was a pioneering British motorcycle manufacturer. Humber produced the first practical motorcycle made in Britain by fitting one of their Humber bicycles with an E. J. Pennington two-horsepower motor in 1896. [1] Limited sales at the onset of the Great Depression in 1929 brought an end to their manufacture.
Humber Limited was a British manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles, and cars, incorporated and listed on the stock exchange in 1887.It took the name "Humber & Co Limited" because of the high reputation of the products of one of the constituent businesses that had belonged to Thomas Humber.
By 1914 Humber had become Britain's second largest motorcar manufacturer and cycles became less important. In February 1932 renewed financial difficulties in part due to the Great Depression and a brief surge in cycle sales saw Humber's cycle trademarks and patents sold to Raleigh. Humber continued as a premium brand made by Raleigh into the 1960s.
1940 Indian Chief. First sold in 1922, the Indian Chief had nearly two decades of history under its belt by the time 1940 rolled around — but two things happened that year that divides the ...
The former head office of Elswick Hopper, at the junction of Brigg Road and Holydyke in Barton-upon-Humber, while being converted into apartments, August 2006. Frederick Hopper was born in 1859, [1] and in 1880 started a bicycle repair business in a former blacksmith's shop in Barton-upon-Humber. [1]
Thomas Humber was born on Andrew Street, Brightside, Sheffield on 16 October 1841 the son of Samuel Humber, a tailor, and his wife Lucy (née Turton). [2] His parents moved to Kingston upon Hull when he was 5 years old and he attended the Salthouse Lane school. [3]
Johann Puch in the 1890s. From 1889 Johann Puch (1862–1914) worked as an agent for Humber vehicles and manufacturer of Styria safety bicycles in a small workshop in Graz and in 1890 he founded his first company, Johann Puch & Comp., employing 34 workers.
Humber Limited manufactured cars, commercial vehicles, bicycles and motorcycles. It was from 1932 a member of the Rootes Group; Humber Light Reconnaissance Car, Humber scout car and Humber Armoured Car were British reconnaissance vehicles during World War II. Humber cycles; Humber motorcycles; Vessels. HMS Humber was the name of nine ships of ...