Hi, Again---
For some reason the link I pasted to a wikipedia Humber Bicycle article brings you to the main entry of the Humber estuary. So please search "Humber bicycle" in the wikipedia search window and you will find the bicycle article.
Cheerio,
Peter Jourdain
Whitewater, Wisconsin USA
> Hi, Steven & CR---
>
> I have in hand an advert for The New Humber Beeston Clubman
> from THE BICYCLE mag, Sep 6, 1950, and at the bottom of the
> ad is the image of Sir Walter with "A product of Raleigh
> Industries Limited, Nottingham." No TI (Tube Investments)
> logo yet.
>
> BUT.....in fact Raleigh had purchased Humber MUCH EARLIER,
> in 1932, according to this short wikipedia article with
> links to a few other sites.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/
>
> Cheerio,
>
>
> Peter Jourdain
> Whitewater, Wisconsin USA
>
> --- On Fri, 1/22/10, Steven Sweedler <sweedler@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Can anyone recount the relationship
> > of these two companies I assumed Humber
> > was another independent that Raleigh purchased. When
> I
> > bought my Humber
> > Clipper Grand Prix in 1964 I was led to believe it had
> just
> > happened. Ted's
> > post earlier mentioned a 1951 Humber Clubman
> > {Raleigh}. Had Raleigh
> > purchased Humber by 1951? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > --
> > Steven Sweedler
> >
> > Plymouth,New Hampshire