About the marque
- Founded
- 1882
- Country
- United Kingdom
Former racing cyclist Albert Farnell established a Bradford cycle business in the late nineteenth century and moved experimentally into motor vehicles. A Farnell-badged automobile appeared in 1897 with a tubular frame, 1.25 hp engine, four-speed gearbox and notably early independent suspension. Around 1900–1901 he made a single primitive motorcycle by fitting a 2.75 hp Minerva engine to a bicycle frame, revising its gearing for Yorkshire hills. The concern exhibited at the 1900 Yorkshire Cycle and Motor Exhibition and later became a long-running motor dealer. Its separately badged 1906 TH offerings are cataloged under TH (Albert Farnell).
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