East London Rubber Co – ELRCO Ltd
Dragonfly Carrier & Saxon Carrier
Dragonfly Defiance Carrier & Dragonfly New Carrier
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Kerry Duplex Carrier
Tradesman’s Sidecar
The Akerne
Perry’s Patent Sidecar
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The Duros & Spartan range
Perry’s Easy-Steer
The Defiance
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Kerry Cycle Sidecars for Children
Sandum Sidecar
Tandem Sidecar
Platfrom Sidecar
Milkman’s Sidecar
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Sandum Sidecar & Duros Box Tricycle
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1937 Dragonfly Sports De Luxe
Dragonfly Tandem
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East London Rubber Co – ELRCO Ltd
211 Shoreditch, London
The Duros bicycle, pictured above, was manufactured by ELRCO around the turn of the century. From 1903, the company also sold Kerry bicycles and motorcycles. These were actually re-badged Sarolea motorcycles imported from Belgium.
Abingdon started making motorcycles in 1903 with a 2.5 hp Minerva engine (as Coxeter & Sons) and also used Fafnir engines. They subsequently changed their name to Abingdon-Ecco, making its own four-stroke 350cc single and 794cc V-twin engines.
Between 1907 and 1915 ELRCO joined forces with Abingdon, and during this time the motorcycles were known as Kerry-Abingdon.
ELRCO subsequently changed their name to Kerry (Great Britain) Ltd, with headquarters at Warton Rd, Stratford, London E15. In the 1950s they made a moped, the Kerry Capitano, with an Italian Testi engine.
A Man, a Kerry, His Wife, and a Trailer…
1903 Kerry Standard
1904 Kerry Tricar
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1920 Kerry Tyres
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1939 Defiance, Duros and Spartan range
