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Albert Eadie Redditch People
Founder of Royal Enfield 1862 - 1931
Albert Eadie and R.W Smith, joined together to form Albert Eadie
The Eadie Manufacturing Company in the 1890s, (Source; Mike Workman)
having taken over the business and premises of cycle
manufacturers George Townsend at Hunt End.
In 1893 the Enfield Manufacturing Co. Ltd. was
registered for the purpose of marketing the Enfield
bicycle, manufactured by the Eadie Company and in
1896 the New Enfield Cycle Co.Ltd. was formed to
take over the bicycle section of both the Enfield
Manufacturing Co. and the Eadie Manufacturing Co.
The company became the Enfield Cycle Co. Ltd.,
dropping the “new” and moving to new premises in
Source/Researched by: Various internet sites
Albert Edie’s Shop
A Typical Albert Eadie Advetisement
An Advert for Eadie Cycles
Life and Times of Albert Eadie
The directors Albert Eadie (d.17/04/1931) and Robert Walker Smith (ex-Rudge) started
the business in 1891 and displayed ten machines at the 1892 Stanley Show (including
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