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Vintage British Bicycles (September 27, 2022)I live in Charlotte NC and have been collecting vintage British bicycles for several years, with a recent interest in non-Raleigh bicycles. All my bikes have been found locally through friends, Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist.
Raleigh Cycles was founded in 1885, but acquired in 1888 by Frank Bowden , who developed the brand into an international corporation.
Tubing Investments (makers of tubing used in bicycle frame construction) was founded in 1919. In 1956 they formed The British Cycle Corporation subsidiary , including Armstrong, Norman Cycles, Sun Cycles, Phillips Cycles and Hercules Cycles.
Raleigh Industries was acquired by TI in 1960, bringing the Raleigh owned brands BSA Cycles, Humber, Triumph, Rudge, New Hudson, Sunbeam Three Spires and J. B. Brooks.
So many bicycle manufacturers were able to co-exist within the same holding company because the British bicycle industry was so standardized. Often, only the decals and head badges gave away who they were manufactured by. |
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Other Bikes (September 29, 2016) | 429 Visits
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jerry 3 (September 30, 2013) | 884 Visits
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First Unitarian Society of Madison WI (November 18, 2009)The Unitarian Meeting House
This architectural treasure was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, a member of the congregation, and was completed in 1951.
Members of the congregation(affectionately remembered as "The Stonehaulers") trucked and carried limestone from a quarry 30 miles away and performed numerous other tasks in order to defray expenses and assist construction. Some women in the congregation hauled stone while others wove beautiful curtains which originally separated the Auditorium proper from the Hearth Room.
The Unitarian Meeting House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Two major additions were designed by Taliesin Associated Architects: a religious education wing, built in 1964, and the Lower Meeting House, built in 1990. The Meeting House was declared as a National Historic Landmark in 2004 by the National Park Service. |
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