Calcott Brothers
Calcott was a small English motor vehicle manufacturer[1] based in Coventry.[2] The company began as a bicycle manufacturer in 1886 taking advantage of a boom in the cycling industry at that time.[3] The end of the century brought an end to the cycling boom and the demise of many bicycle manufacturers; however, Calcott managed to continue production and by 1904 was also building motorcycles.[4] Production switched to automobiles in 1913 of which around 2,500 were made.[5]
By the early twenties, Calcott was producing 55 cars a week[6] however this was not enough to generate the funds needed for expansion, restricting their automobile manufacturing to a space designed to accommodate bicycle construction.[7]
Following the death of chairman James Calcott in 1924 and large financial losses in 1925[8] it was acquired by the Singer automobile company in 1926.[2]
References
Forgotten Makes No. 90: The Calcott. W Boddy, Motor Sport
- 1921 Picture of the Calcott factory in operation
- "British Motoring Manufacturers". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- The Growth and Significance of the Coventry Car Component Industry, 1895-1914 by Brad Beaven
- Coventry Transport Museum
- National Motoring Museum
- A History of the County of Warwick by W.B. Stephens
- The motor car industry in Coventry since the 1890s By David Thoms, Tom Donnelly
- The motor car industry in Coventry since the 1890s By David Thoms, Tom Donnelly
