At the age of 12 Bruno Rossati began working eleven hour days.
"Now, approaching 91, I find myself reminiscing about my youth, still riding my motorcycle every day.
Letter re Ladetto
Trafford built motorcycles from circa 1919 to 1922.
After the end of the Great War there was a boom in personal transport. This was one of the many firms who set up manufacture and used the 269cc Villiers engine in a Sparkbrook frame.
In the early post-war years supplies of proprietary parts were hard to find, and when the boom burst most small firms left the market - with the majority returning to their previous garage life.
Source: Graces Guide
Mon Oct 17 2016
brianfurey at eircom.net
Trafford 269cc
photos of a motorcycle made by Trafford. Might be the only one existing?
Dublin
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