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Coventry´s Bicycle Heritage
Damien Kimberley
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Description for Coventry´s Bicycle Heritage
Paperback. Coventry's bicycle heritage Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WGC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 482.
Coventry has a remarkable bicycle manufacturing heritage. From the first velocipedes built in 1868, the city went on to become the home of the British cycle industry and at one time produced the greatest output of cycles in the world - with well in excess of 450 individual cycle manufacturers over a 100-year period. The Coventry Machinists Company were the first in Britain to mass-produce cycles, and steadily, more and more companies were established in the city. Soon Coventry became internationally recognised as a place where only the very best machines were made, and the name `Coventry' ... Read more
Coventry has a remarkable bicycle manufacturing heritage. From the first velocipedes built in 1868, the city went on to become the home of the British cycle industry and at one time produced the greatest output of cycles in the world - with well in excess of 450 individual cycle manufacturers over a 100-year period. The Coventry Machinists Company were the first in Britain to mass-produce cycles, and steadily, more and more companies were established in the city. Soon Coventry became internationally recognised as a place where only the very best machines were made, and the name `Coventry' ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752454498
SKU
V9780752454498
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Damien Kimberley
Damien Kimberleyis curator at Coventry Transport Museum. He currently leads all historic research with the museum and is the author of Coventry s Motorcar Heritage and Coventry s Motorcycle Heritage.
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