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Motorcycle, A.B.C. Skootamota

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made in London, England

Postcard of Motorcycle, A.B.C. Skootamota.
000-180-001-151-C
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Motorcycle, A.B.C. Skootamota

This small motorcycle, the 'A.B.C. Skootamota' was designed by Granville Bradshaw of A.B.C. Motors Ltd at Walton-on-Thames and made around 1919 by Gilbert Campling Ltd. in London.

The 125 cc motorcycle has the registration number 'FB 1977'. The label stamped is 'Gilbert Campling Ltd. 1, Albemarle Street London England 1919-20.'

The Scooter design had a short-lived popularity after World War One.


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Online ID: 000-180-001-151-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1965.39
Date: 1919 - 1920
Around 1919
Material: Inscription: Gilbert Campling Ltd. 1, Albemarle Street London England 1919-20; FB 1977 (registration no.); Ascot Sports (front tube)
Dimensions: 65.00" x 33.00" overall
What: Motorcycle
Subject: 15. ROAD TRANSPORT, Internal combustion (Departmental Classification)
Who: A.B.C. Motors Ltd., Walton-on-Thames (Designer Company)
Gilbert Campling Ltd, 1 Albemarle Street, London (Maker)
Granville Bradshaw (Designer)
Where: England, London
Event:
Description: Small motorcycle, the A.B.C. Skootamota, 125 cc model 1B, made by Gilbert Campling Ltd around 1919
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