Harper Runabout Tricycle

Made:
1921 in Manchester
maker:
A V Roe and Company Limited
Harper Runabout three-wheeled vehicle, made by A. V. Roe & Co Harper Runabout three-wheeled vehicle, made by A. V. Roe & Co Harper Runabout three-wheeled vehicle, made by A. V. Roe & Co

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Harper Runabout three-wheeled vehicle, made by A. V. Roe & Co
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Harper Runabout three-wheeled vehicle, made by A. V. Roe & Co
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Harper Runabout three-wheeled vehicle, made by A. V. Roe & Co
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Harper Runabout three-wheeled vehicle, made by A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd, Manchester, c.1921.

Details

Category:
Road Transport
Object Number:
Y1997.24
Materials:
metal (unknown), rubber (unidentified), leather, textile, plastic (unidentified), glass and paint
Measurements:
overall: 1320 mm x 950 mm x 2300 mm,
type:
motorcycle
credit:
Purchased from Ray Humphries

Parts

Petrol Can from Harper Runabout Tricycle

Petrol Can from Harper Runabout Tricycle

Petrol can from Harper Runabout three-wheeled vehicle, made by A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd. The can is made from metal and is painted blue, the base is painted red. Text is painted in white on the front: "HARPER 1/2 PINT XL to 1 GALLON PETROL". "16 TO 1" is painted on one side.

Measurements:
overall: 131 mm x 180 mm x 110 mm, .52 kg
Materials:
metal (unknown) and paint
Object Number:
Y1997.24/2
type:
petrol can
Toolbox from Harper Runabout Tricycle

Toolbox from Harper Runabout Tricycle

Toolbox from Harper Runabout three-wheeled vehicle, made by A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd. The toolbox is metal and painted blue, with a textile handle. The word 'HARPER' is painted in white on the lid. The toolbox has a sponge base and contains miscellaneous items including a textile pouch containing 6 small metal components, a circular metal component with thread, a metal screw component, a circular object ("Foliac PTFE pipe thread tape"), a roll of paper, a scrap of tissue, a valve component, a washer, a piece of paper and two spark plugs.

Measurements:
overall: 250 mm x 310 mm x 160 mm, 2.88 kg
Materials:
metal (unknown) , textile , sponge , paper (fibre product) , plastic (unidentified) and paint
Object Number:
Y1997.24/3
type:
toolbox