![]() ![]() Only about 250 Wilkinsons were produced before World War I. The company continued development and exhibited a new version a year later at the Stanley Clyde Motorcycle Show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London in 1909. Demonstrated to the British military in the summer of 1908, the Wilkinson motorcycle failed to impress the authorities, despite optional accessories including a sidecar complete with Maxim machine gun – and a steering wheel instead of handlebars. The first 'Wilkinsons' were designed for military reconnaissance by P G Tacchi. Wilkinson developed and manufactured the Wilkinson TMC, a luxury touring motorcycle between 19, when production was stopped by World War I. ![]() These were two-cylinder machines with Belgian engines made by Antoine, which were marketed by a garage in Chelsea, London – one of the first motorcycle dealerships in the UK. Wilkinson Sword produced some of the earliest motorcycles in 1903. Motorcycle production Wilkinson TMC 850cc It became the Wilkinson Sword Company in 1891. When James's son Henry Wilkinson joined the company it was renamed James Wilkinson & Son (also known as simply Wilkinson & Son). When Henry Nock died in 1804, he left the company to his foreman and adopted son-in-law, James Wilkinson. Although designed by James Wilson, these would become known as Nock volley guns or Nock guns. an advance of £200 to start producing bayonets and in 1779 the company won a contract to produce 500 seven-barreled volley guns for the Royal Navy. In 1776, the Board of Ordnance granted Nock, Jover & Co. The American Revolutionary War led to strong sales for the new company. Henry Nock began trading as a gunlock smith out of Mount Pleasant in London in 1772. In 2014, the company further moved most of its production to Czech Republic. ![]() In 2000, the company closed its razor plant in the UK and consolidated production in Germany. Wilkinson Sword has manufactured its products in three UK locations over the years: in London ( Chelsea and Acton), Cramlington in Northumberland, and Bridgend in Wales, where it made gardening tools. Gardening equipment is still made under the Wilkinson Sword name by E.P. The company was founded as a manufacturer of guns made in Shotley Bridge in County Durham, by Henry Nock in London in 1772.īesides guns, the company has also produced swords, bayonets and products such as typewriters, garden shears, scissors and motorcycles. Wilkinson Sword is a formerly British brand for razors and other personal care products sold in Europe, owned by the US company Edgewell Personal Care. ![]()
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