1906 Raglan Lady’s Safety

George Cooper had formerly been with Hillman, Herbert & Cooper, one of the most innovative early cycle firms, (they subsequently adopted the name of one of their leading cycle brands – ‘Premier’ – for their company name). Hillman left that company to form what became the Hillman car group. Cooper created a new company ‘Taylor, Cooper & Bednell Ltd’. As it traded from Raglan Works in Coventry, his company soon became the ‘Raglan Cycle Co’ . It also had an address at 33 Holborn Viaduct, London, in 1898, and at 59, 60 and 61 Hatton Garden, London in 1903. Raglan was a small company but they produced top quality machines, and had a sizeable export market. The Raglan name is little known today, and this example is one of few known survivors of the marque.