Metropolitan Machinists Co of 75-6 Bishopgate Street Without,
London
1891 Advert for their 'Juno' range of bicycles. Illustrated
Juno was the name given to motorcycles sold by the Metropolitan Machinists Co of Bishopsgate, London, between 1905 and 1924.
Machines were often built to order, and the company started out with a 3hp solo and a 3½ hp forecar fitted with Fafnir engines. Later they turned to Precision, JAP and the 269cc Villiers engines. Typical of the era, the machines had belt drive, one or two speeds and Druid forks. Because the firm was small, production was limited.
Post World War I the company resumed again, having stopped in 1915. Production was modest and the machines were mainly built to order and to customers' specifications.
This trend continued until at least 1924, when they were advertising a lightweight fitted with a 147cc Villiers engine, two-speed gearbox and electric lighting. By that time the company was called the Juno Cycle Co.
Metropolitan Machinists' Co., Ltd., 248, Bishopsgate, E.C.
Sources: Graces Guide, The Motor Cycle
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