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The '''Winkie''' was a rear chain drive children's [[tricycle]] manufactured in England by [[Raleigh Bicycle Company|Raleigh Bicycles]] between 1950 and 1970. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Sheldon|title=Raleigh 1951 Catalog|url=http://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/catalogs/1951-england/index.html|website=Raleigh Bicycle Catalog - 1951|accessdate=Nov 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pinder|first1=Richard|title=1969 Raleigh Bicycle Catalog|url=http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~rpinder/images/Raleigh-Catalog-1969.pdf|website=1969 Raleigh Bicycle Catalog|accessdate=28 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Sheldon|title=Winkie Model 32|url=http://sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/catalogs/1951-england/pages/26-winkie.html|website=Winkie Model 32 - 1951|accessdate=Aug 4, 2017}}</ref> Raleigh marketed the tricycle to children by having them automatically join an owners club called The Circle of Silver Knights which taught traffic safety while also acting as a way to sell tricycles. The construction is welded steel tube with steel wheels and a single speed driven by a chain attached to a solid rear axle.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=EB|title=Raleigh-Sunbeam Winkie Tricycle Project|url=https://porsche924s1987.blogspot.com/2016/01/raleigh-sunbeam-winkie-tricycle-project.htm|website=Raleigh-Sunbeam Winkie Tricycle|accessdate=Aug 4, 2017}}</ref> |
The '''Winkie''' was a rear chain drive children's [[tricycle]] manufactured in England by [[Raleigh Bicycle Company|Raleigh Bicycles]] between 1950 and 1970. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Sheldon|title=Raleigh 1951 Catalog|url=http://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/catalogs/1951-england/index.html|website=Raleigh Bicycle Catalog - 1951|accessdate=Nov 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pinder|first1=Richard|title=1969 Raleigh Bicycle Catalog|url=http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~rpinder/images/Raleigh-Catalog-1969.pdf|website=1969 Raleigh Bicycle Catalog|accessdate=28 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Sheldon|title=Winkie Model 32|url=http://sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/catalogs/1951-england/pages/26-winkie.html|website=Winkie Model 32 - 1951|accessdate=Aug 4, 2017}}</ref> Raleigh marketed the tricycle to children by having them automatically join an owners club called The Circle of Silver Knights which taught traffic safety while also acting as a way to sell tricycles. The construction is welded steel tube with steel wheels and a single speed driven by a chain attached to a solid rear axle.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=EB|title=Raleigh-Sunbeam Winkie Tricycle Project|url=https://porsche924s1987.blogspot.com/2016/01/raleigh-sunbeam-winkie-tricycle-project.htm|website=Raleigh-Sunbeam Winkie Tricycle|accessdate=Aug 4, 2017}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:18, 5 June 2021
The Winkie was a rear chain drive children's tricycle manufactured in England by Raleigh Bicycles between 1950 and 1970. [1][2][3] Raleigh marketed the tricycle to children by having them automatically join an owners club called The Circle of Silver Knights which taught traffic safety while also acting as a way to sell tricycles. The construction is welded steel tube with steel wheels and a single speed driven by a chain attached to a solid rear axle.[4]
References
- ^ Brown, Sheldon. "Raleigh 1951 Catalog". Raleigh Bicycle Catalog - 1951. Retrieved Nov 27, 2016.
- ^ Pinder, Richard. "1969 Raleigh Bicycle Catalog" (PDF). 1969 Raleigh Bicycle Catalog. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ Brown, Sheldon. "Winkie Model 32". Winkie Model 32 - 1951. Retrieved Aug 4, 2017.
- ^ Holmes, EB. "Raleigh-Sunbeam Winkie Tricycle Project". Raleigh-Sunbeam Winkie Tricycle. Retrieved Aug 4, 2017.