Carlton Cycles

Carlton Cycles
Traded as Carlton Cycles Ltd.[1]
Industry Bicycle manufacture
Founded 1898 (1898)
Founder Fred Hanstock
Defunct 1981 (1981)
Headquarters Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Area served
Worldwide
Owner Raleigh

Carlton Cycles was a bicycle manufacturer based Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.

History

In 1898, Fred Hanstock founded Carlton Cycles in the Nottinghamshire village of Carlton-in-Lindrick. The company relocated to nearby Worksop in 1934.[2][3] In 1939, the O'Donovan family took over the company.[2] The Raleigh Bicycle Company bought the company in 1960.[4]

References

  1. "Carlton". Classic Rendezvous. Classic Rendezvous. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 Kohler, Peter (14 January 2014). "Raleigh Professionals Marks I-V, 1968-1981". Ipernity. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. Underwood, Peter; Mortimore, Jerry. "Carlton Cycles". Classic Lightweights. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. Harris, Reg (1976). "Chapter 9: A New Way of Life". Two Wheels to the Top. London: W.H. Allen & Co. ISBN 978-0-491-01957-6. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

External links

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