Title
A post-WWII Raleigh sports bicycle
Year/Period
1960s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 92 x 166 x 64 cm
Accession No.
2005-00036
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Fong Lay Peng
This Raleigh bicycle belonged to a tailor who had bought it during the mid 1960s. Established in 1888, Raleigh was a leading British cycle company from Nottingham, the United Kingdom, ruling the industry for much of the 20th century. Driven by its founder's - Frank Bowden - philosophy of bringing more practical and affordable bicycles to the public, the company grew to become the biggest bicycle factory in Britain. In the 1950s, the company exported a large number of its bicycles to developing countries, including India, Singapore and Malaysia.
