By 1898, Eadie Fittings had become an important supplier to the cycle trade, with healthy sales in both the home and export market. Many of their components were their own patents, marked with either the Eadie name or that of R.W Smith, director of the company. You can see such patents here – on the head clip, chain, pedals, etc.
Though BSA did not fit Smith’s Patent steering lock until 1899, the patent was registered in 1894: as you can see in the dated advertisement below, it was already being fitted to Eadie’s own bicycles in 1896.
The open fork crown on this bicycle is from 1898 (they introduced an enclosed pattern in 1899). The chainwheel is the 1897 pattern.
As it has survived with its steering head transfer (decal) intact, this is a very rare piece of early Eadie and Royal Enfield history.
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