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MAKERS: ROVER Cycle Co

James Starley is known as the ‘father of the bicycle industry.’ Starley & Hillman’s ‘Ariel’ was patented on 11 August 1870, and he sold the Starley patent ‘Tangent’ ordinary through his employees’ company Haynes & Jefferis.
His nephew J. K. Starley worked for Haynes & Jefferis before leaving the same year to set up Starley & Sutton. They presented their first ‘Rover’ safety bicycle at the Stanley Show in February 1885…

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Items in this Collection

1871 Ariel Ordinary (Starley & Hillman patent) 0

1871 Ariel Ordinary (Starley & Hillman patent) Replica with Tangent spoked wheels

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1871 ARIEL – the first penny farthing 16 copy

1871 James Starley Ariel (Replica of the first penny farthing)

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1873 Ariel – the first penny farthing 1

1873 James Starley ‘Ariel’ Penny Farthing

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1874-James-Starley-Queen-of-Hearts-Sewing-Machine-10-1

1874 James Starley ‘Queen of Hearts’ Sewing Machine

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1876 James Starley Tangent-Spoked 48 inch Ordinary 05

1877/1878 Haynes & Jefferis ‘The Tangent’

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1887-Starley-Sutton-Special-Rover-40

1887 Starley & Sutton ‘Special’ Rover

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1888 Rover

1888 J.K Starley & Co ‘The Rover Safety Bicycle’

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1890 Iver Johnson No 1 Diamond Safety 05

1890 Iver Johnson ‘No 1’ Diamond Safety

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1895 ROVER JK Starley 05

1895 Ladies Popular Rover

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1895-New-Light-Popular-Rover-05

1895 New Light Popular Rover

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1896 Rover 98

1896 New Light Popular Rover 

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1899_Imperial_Rover_02

1899-1903 Imperial Rover Road Racer

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1901 Meteor Rover 4

1901 Lady’s Meteor-Rover No 2

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1903 METOR ROVER LIGHT ROADSTER

1903 METEOR ROVER LIGHT ROADSTER VIDEO

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1903 Meteor Rover 05

1903 Meteor Rover No 2 Light Roadster

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1904-Meteor-Rover-02

1904 Gentlemen’s Meteor Rover

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1905-The-Ladys-Rover-30

1905 The Lady’s Rover

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1908-Rover-60

1908 Rover Roadster

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1911 Royal Rover Roadster 0

1911 Royal Rover Roadster (Green enamel, 28″ frame)

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1912-Royal-Rover-Roadster-04

1912 Royal Rover Roadster 

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1913-ROVER-WALL-AUTOWHEEL

1913 First Pattern Wall Autowheel on Rover Bicycle

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Rover_Road_Racer_05

1913 Rover Road Racer

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1914 Chainless Rover Roadster 05

1913/1914 Chainless Rover Roadster

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FOR SALE 1913 Rover Chainless 00

1914 Rover Gents Chainless

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1916 Lady’s Rover 05

1916 Lady’s Rover

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1918_Rover_02

1918 Lady’s Rover Bicycle Model A

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starley_01

1918 Starley Regal (Dingley Brothers)

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Rover_Bicycle_Duke_of_Yorks_02

1919 Rover Roadster

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1920_Rover_05

1920 Royal Rover Roadster

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FOR SALE 1920s Chater Lea Rover 1

1924 Chater Lea Track Racer (Rover badge)

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