Raleigh bicycles serial numbers
The Nottinghamshire Guardian of printed what was possibly the first Woodhead and Angois classified advertisement. In the spring of that year, they started advertising in the local press. The history of Raleigh bicycles started in 1885, when Richard Morriss Woodhead from Sherwood Forest, and Paul Eugene Louis Angois, a French citizen, set up a small bicycle workshop in Raleigh Street, Nottingham, England. In 2006, the Raleigh Chopper was named in the list of British design icons in the Great British Design Quest organised by the BBC and the Design Museum. The Raleigh division of bicycles is currently owned by the Dutch corporation Accell. From 1921 to 1935, Raleigh also produced motorcycles and three-wheel cars, leading to the formation of Reliant Motors. By 1913, it was the biggest bicycle manufacturing company in the world. After being acquired by Frank Bowden, it became The Raleigh Cycle Company in December 1888, which was registered as a limited liability company in January 1889. Founded by Woodhead and Angois in 1885, who used Raleigh as their brand name, it is one of the oldest bicycle companies in the world. The Raleigh Bicycle Company is a British bicycle manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. Woodhead and Angois (1885, later Woodhead, Angois and Ellis)ĭecember 1888, registered as a limited liability company in January 1889įrank Bowden, Richard Woodhead and Paul Angois Raleigh Bicycle Company Private company limited by shares
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It appears that Raleigh recycled many of the older serial numbers in later years. Do not write or phone us to ask the age or value of your bike.