Manufactured by George Arnold of 139 St. John Street, Launceston, Tasmania, c.1902-c.1907
Established in 1891 the business built gas and oil engines before producing their first motorcycle around 1902 using many components built in-house including crankcases, cylinder and frame lugs along with carburettor, tank, wheel hubs and controls.
Arnold moved to Lilydale around 1907 and opened a cycle and motor store where it is believed Bronzewing motorcycles were built using engines from external suppliers. Later the firm assembled motorcycles using the name Uneeda.
George's brother Jim built a machine in about 1910 using a Veloce 2½ hp unit-construction engine which is thought to have been named a Bronzewing.
Uneeda
Manufactured by George Arnold at his workshop in Lilydale, Tasmania, 1914 to 1918.
Some 10 machines were built using engines by Villiers, Precision, Dalm, Blumfield and Veloce. All were sold locally, some after first being registered by the Arnold family.
A photograph from about 1916 shows George Arnold astride a Uneeda.
Sources: Graham Clayton; Robert Saward.
N.B. There was also a Bronzewing motorcycle built in Fitzroy, Victoria, 1910~1915.
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