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OBJECT TYPE: Welbike/Single cyl/98cc/2cyc
DATE: 1948–1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0507.001

MANUFACTURER: Brockhouse Engineering
MODEL: Corgi, MKII
LOCATION: Southport, United Kingdom

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General Information

Serial #: W29158
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TUBULAR STEEL FRAME/ ALUMINUM ENGINE PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 140.0 cm
Width: 60.0 cm
Height: 90.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Motorcycle vehicles
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Brockhouse
Country: United Kingdom
State/Province: Unknown
City: Southport

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: The Corgi Motorcycle Company was founded by managing director John Dolphin at the end of the Second World War to develop a civilian version of his 98 cc Welbike. The Welbike had been designed at The Frythe in Hertordshire and was intended to be dropped by parachute in order to support airborne troops. Brockhouse Engineering of Southport, UK built Corgi scooters (powered by an Excelsior Spryt Autocycle engine) under licence and many were exported to the United States between 1947 to 1954. Sold through a department store the Corgi was branded the Indian Papoose for the US market. Production of the Corgi scooter for the UK market began in 1948 and 27,050 were manufactured before production ended in October 1954.
Function: GENERAL TRANSPORTATION
Technical: The main difference between the Corgi scooter and the Welbike was that the Corgi's frame was more solid (as weight was no longer such an issue) and it had a fuel tank in the normal motorcycle position between the handlebars and the saddle. Both were otherwise very similar with small wheels and folding handlebars and seat. Both had 98 cc two-stroke engine with a single gear. The original Corgi scooter was started by pushing, but the Mark II was fitted with a kick start and two clutches.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED INTO ENGINE BEHIND CYLINDER HEAD ON RIGHT SIDE IS: `MK 2 W29158'/ IN CAST RAISED LETTERS ON CRANKCASE COVER RIGHT IS: `Excelsior Spryt'
Missing: ENGINE PARTS & COVER
Finish: FRAME, FRONT FENDER & WHEEL RIMS PAINTED BLACK/ FUEL TANK & HANDLE BARS PAINTED SILVER/ BLACK SEAT/ WHITE REAR `FRAME COVER' WITH BLUE STRIPE IN CENTER
Decoration: N/A

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Brockhouse Engineering, Motorcycle, between 1948–1954, Artifact no. 1966.0507, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0507.001/

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