Cycle Industry, its origin, history and latest developments
By Walter Ferdinando Grew · Running time 03:11:45 · *Non-fiction, Sports & Recreation, Transportation
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From the velocipede to the motor cycle in twenty chapters. A short history of the British bicycle industry from its origins in a Coventry sewing machine factory in 1868 to its transformation into one of the countries most important industries. A reminder of the days when bicycles ruled the roads from the Pitman's Common Commodities and Industry Series. - Summary by Phil Benson
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