Manufactured by Jack Krown, corner of Elizabeth and Albert Street, Brisbane.
Krown, a bicycle racer, began riding pacers in 1900 at the Brisbane cycle track.
His motorcycles were fitted with Minerva engines.
A report from July 1905 mentions a 2 horsepower Krown and Spencer. This is David Spencer, a fellow motorcycle racer who also built motorcycles in Brisbane.
"Five-mile Motor Cycle Race, to be contested at the
L.Q.W sports on Saturday...
First heat C. Pond, Krown, 2 ¾ h.p, 40sec."
The Brisbane Courier, Wed 1 Aug 1906
Sources: blog.qagoma.qld.gov.au, Trove.
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