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James Lansdowne Norton (1869 – 21 April 1925) was an English motorcycle designer, inventor and manufacturer of the Norton motorcycles. One of the pioneers of the British motorcycle industry. Early life. James Lansdowne Norton was born in Birmingham in 1869.
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James Lansdowne ‘Pa’ Norton, 1869-1925. The eponymous founder of the brand, James Norton was a Birmingham lad born and bred. Exhibiting remarkable mechanical ability from a young age, he transitioned into tool making, where his fascination with bicycles took root.
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Apr 16, 2012 · James Lansdowne Norton. Posted on April 16, 2012 by Charlie. On January 8, 1869 James Lansdowne Norton was born into a religious, middle class family from Birmingham, England. By the late part of the 19th century Birmingham was in the grip of a second Industrial Revolution, and the city’s growth and prosperity was solidly based on the ...
History 29.10.21. Our Story Begins in 1898 with a Legend Called Pa. JAMES LANSDOWN NORTON. James Lansdowne Norton, affectionately known as ‘Pa’, founded Norton in 1898 as a manufacturer of fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade. Little did he know what that simple business would go on to become. Over the next 100 years, Norton ...
James Lansdowne Norton was founder of the firm of Norton, and one of the best-known motor-cycle manufacturers in the country. He was born in 1868 and his connection with the industry dates from 1901, when he commenced to build and repair cycles and motor cycles.
1898 to 1939. James Lansdowne Norton was born in Birmingham in 1869, the son of a cabinet maker. As a boy he showed an early aptitude for mechanical devices and upon finishing his education was apprenticed to a toolmaker in the jewellery trade. In 1898 he started the Norton Manufacturing Co. to make chains and other items for bicycles.
James Lansdowne Norton, Biography. James Lansdowne Norton was founder of the firm of Norton , and one of the best-known motor-cycle manufacturers in the country. He was born in 1868 and his connection with the industry dates from 1901, when he began to building and repairing cycles and motor cycles.
