According to Bob French, the V-CC Rotrax Marque Enthusiast, in May 1959, the trade name "Rotrax Cycles Ltd" was sold or licensed to Witcomb Trading Co, and the machines were then sold under the name "Rotrax Cycles Ltd London".
Neil Foddering
Weymouth, Dorset, England
>From: "Sam Wise" <whinge2me@yahoo.co.uk>
>To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: [CR]Holland Frame/Bike, and Rotrax
>Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 09:32:05 +0100
>
>Hi All
>
>Thanks to Norris for the clarification. The frame does say J A Holland -
>Wolverhampton, and the guy I bought it from lives in Kidderminster and has
>been a midlander all his life (judging at least by accent), so that all
>fits. It surprises me that I forgot to mention the town! It also seems I
>got
>the period right, which is rare for me, things are almost always newer than
>I think.
>
>Interestingly, the same guy had a Rotrax (which he didn't want to sell),
>which said Rotrax Cycles, London. Everything I know about Rotrax says
>Southampton, anyone know anything about this?
>
>Sam Wise
>Southampton, UK