This was a typically primitive machine, fitted with a 3½ hp engine,
that was exhibited at the 1904 Stanley show. It had flat belt transmission,
tensioned by a jockey pulley. A tandem was also shown.
The make soon disappeared.
W. P. Brough, Kettering (Stand 139).–
A 3½ h.p. Marsh motor bicycle is here shown. The only special feature of this machine is the use of a flat belt for transmission of power and a jockey pulley for the tensioning of the belt. Exceptionally large flywheels are employed in the motor. A tandem with the same type of engine is also exhibited.
Report on the 1904 Stanley Show, The Motor Cycle, November 28th.
There was also an American Marsh built in 1904 in Brockton, Massachusetts.
Fred Marsh of Southampton built a very advanced racing four in 1962, and a Moto Guzzi-inspired V8. His work dates back to the early 1950s.
Sources: Graces Guide, The Motor Cycle.
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