1920's Silver Motorcycle Trophy

A 1920s silver Motorcycle Club Trophy depicting a motorcyclist on a single-cylinder flat tank motorcycle (possibly a Rudge-Whitworth?). The cast silver model on a black ebonised plinth with applied silver plaque engraved with presentation inscription; 'Calder Valley M.C. - Dr Stephen Award - 1929. W. Naylor'.

By The Birmingham Medal Co, Birmingham, 1929

The Motorcycle possibly a Rudge Whitworth?

Rudge Whitworth Cycles was a British bicycle, bicycle saddle, motorcycle and sports car wheel manufacturer that resulted from the merger of two bicycle manufacturers in 1894, Whitworth Cycle Co. of Birmingham, founded by Charles Henry Pugh and his two sons Charles Vernon and John, and Rudge Cycle Co. of Coventry (which descended from a bicycle company founded by Daniel Rudge of Wolverhampton).

Rudge motorcycles were produced from 1911 to 1946. The firm was known for its innovations in engine and transmission design, and its racing successes. Their sales motto was "Rudge it, do not trudge it."

Sold - £895.00