Re: [CR] Humber and Raleigh

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From: "Pete Geurds" <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>
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Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:11:38 -0500
Subject: Re: [CR] Humber and Raleigh

From: "Peter Jourdain" <pjourdain@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 09:35 Subject: Re: [CR] Humber and Raleigh

<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/wiki/Humber_(bicycle)

In this Raleigh article by Tony Hadland it also says Raleigh acquired Humber in 1932. Interesting reading too. http://www.hadland.me.uk/raleigh.htm

Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa. USA