Hercules Cycle and Motor Company

Hercules Cycle and Motor Company Limited
IndustryBicycles
Founded10 September 1910 (1910-09-10) in Birmingham, England
Founders
  • Edmund Crane
  • Harry Crane
Defunct3 December 2003 (2003-12-03)
FateDissolved by parent company
Headquarters,
ParentTube Investments

The Hercules Cycle and Motor Company Limited was a British bicycle manufacturer founded on 9 September 1910[1] in Aston in England.[2]

The name Hercules was chosen for its associations of durability and robustness. The company was founded by Edmund and Harry Crane and started life in Coventry Street, Birmingham, England, initially producing 25 bicycles a week.[3]

  1. ^ British Cycle Corporation, July 1958
  2. ^ Company registration 111679: Companies Househttp://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/
  3. ^ Birmingham Voice, 24 September 2003