Description
Author: John Warburton, Softbound, 104 Pages, ISBN: 9780956561800 **LIMITED EDITION #170 of 600 SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITION** Second-Hand book in excellent unread condition !
'Rothwell of Oldham' is a colourful and most interesting account of a remarkable enterprise of Oldham's 'Golden Age.'
From the starting point of a four-man partnership manufacturing sewing and knitting machines, the two Rothwell brothers branched out in 1887 and expanded that range of products to include cycles, then motorcycles and motor vehicles.
Several hundred Rothwell cars and commercial vehicles left the works in Oldham's Viscount Street between 1901 and 1919, and they gained a good, if mainly local, reputation for their quality and, understandably, hill-climbing prowess!
Rothwell cars were exhibited at leading motor shows, and the firm then made a substantial contribution to the 1914-18 war effort.
This book examines the family background, the various products themselves, and recalls the dramatic times during which the factory was in production. Remaining artefacts and related locations are also detailed to, give a full account of a brave and not unsuccessful venture.
