Belsize two-seater motor car

Made:
circa 1912 in Manchester
Two-seater motor car with folding hood and dickey seat Two-seater motor car with folding hood and dickey seat Two-seater motor car with folding hood and dickey seat

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Two-seater motor car with folding hood and dickey seat
Science Museum Group Collection
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Two-seater motor car with folding hood and dickey seat
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Two-seater motor car with folding hood and dickey seat
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Two-seater motor car with folding hood and dickey seat, made by Belsize Motors Ltd, Clayton, Manchester, c.1912, with an accompanying illustrated catalogue of cars manufactured by Belsize Motors Limited, Manchester printed in 1914.

The Belsize Company started life in France under the name Marshall’s. They took the name Belsize when they took over the Belsize works formerly used by the Manchester Bicycle Company. This car was handcrafted in 1912.

Details

Category:
Road Transport
Object Number:
Y1980.7
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal (unknown), rubber (unidentified) and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
Overall: 1880 mm x 1580 mm x 3450 mm,
type:
motor car
credit:
Purchased from Peter Harper and Company