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Starley & Sutton Co.
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Starley & Sutton Co. was an English bicycle manufacturing partnership founded in 1877 by John Kemp Starley and William Sutton. It went on to build the safety bicycle and, rebranded Rover from 1883, evolved into the Rover Cycle Company Ltd by the late 1890s.
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Founded Year SignificanceThe Starley and Sutton partnership that built the safety bicycle and evolved into the Rover Cycle Company. 1 Headquarters Cross-Tradition Connections
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Co-founded the business with William Sutton in 1877.
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1. Wikipedia: John Kemp Starley
Wikipedia1877 business foundingQuote, 1877 business founding
In 1877, he started a new business Starley & Sutton Co with William Sutton, a local cycling enthusiast.
1. Wikipedia: John Kemp Starley
WikipediaRover safety bicycle, Coventry manufactureQuote, Rover safety bicycle, Coventry manufacture
The most famous of the rear-drive safeties introduced in 1885 was the Rover, produced in Coventry by John Kemp Starley.
1. Wikipedia: John Kemp Starley
WikipediaHas Part: Safety Bicycle, IntroductionQuote, Has Part: Safety Bicycle, Introduction
In 1877, he started a new business Starley & Sutton Co with William Sutton, a local cycling enthusiast.
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