A Quick History:
-
Hyman (Harry) Hetchins started his bike shop in the 1920's.
- Jack Denny,
master builder, joined in 1934.
- Hyman applied for patent for curly stays on Nov. 20, 1934.
- Production started in 1935.
- Hetchins frames were sold through a network of dealers and a large
number of frame builder's were employed to meet demand.
- Production began to decline from about 1953 as cars became more
popular.
- Hyman Hetchins died Oct. 19,1961 and the business was taken over
by his son Alf.
- Following the "compulsory purchase" (condemned by government to
build a highway) of the Tottenham shop, Alf moved the business to Southend-on-Sea
in 1974.
- Alf sold the business in 1985 and for a while both he and Jack
continued supervise frame building at Bob Jackson's in Leeds.
- Jack Denny died on August 4, 1991.
- Alf Hetchins died in 1996.
- The Hetchins Company is managed by David Miller in Preston,
Lancashire |
1936 Lightweight Cycle Show,
Horticulture Hall, London
Hetchins Anglo-Continental model,
fitted with Osgear 1938
Corky O'Brien and Rodman.
U.S. track stars both riding Hetchins 1937
Special thanks
to Hetchins and World Class Cycles |
