Calcott Brothers

Calcott was a small English motor vehicle manufacturer[1] based in Coventry.

[2] The company began as a bicycle manufacturer in 1886 taking advantage of a boom in the cycling industry at that time.

[3] The end of the century brought an end to the cycling boom and the demise of many bicycle manufacturers; however, Calcott managed to continue production and by 1904 was also building motorcycles.

[5] By the early twenties, Calcott was producing 55 cars a week[6] however this was not enough to generate the funds needed for expansion, restricting their automobile manufacturing to a space designed to accommodate bicycle construction.

[7] Following the death of chairman James Calcott in 1924 and large financial losses in 1925[8] it was acquired by the Singer automobile company in 1926.