Finlay Brothers history site - 1940's Barb brochure (probably late 1940's)

Finlay Brothers history site

Barb Cycles

Preserving the bicycle and
motorcycle heritage of
Finlay Brothers, Elizabeth St
Melbourne, 1900-1961.

Barb advertisements 1900-1939
Barb advertisements 1940-1961
The Cycle Department - Recollections of Keith Gales
Barbs in road races
Barbs in motorpaced cycling
Bob Finlay as an early Barb racing cyclist
1930's Barb brochure (issued 1935)
1940's Barb brochure
1940's Barb brochure (probably late 1940's)
The 1909 Barb Competition
Country agencies for Barb bicycles

1940's Barb brochure (probably late 1940's)

The following Barb bicycle brochure is a most interesting publication because it contains detailed specifications for five different models of Barbs, including two different Sprung Frame bicycles. Numerous references to James Finlay are made throughout the brochure as well.

It is most likely to have been printed in the late 1940's. This is suggested by several features.

Firstly, it was definitely printed post 1941, as it shows the new Elizabeth Street premises of Finlay Brothers - opened in 1941.

Secondly, the brochure gives plently of advertising space to the Sprung Frame models - production of which had been significantly impacted by the material's shortages of World War II.¹ This suggests that the catalogue is likely to be of the post-war era.

*Please note - it was somewhat difficult to get all the printed sections clear during the scanning of this brochure. If you need further information from this brochure, please email us: enquiry@finlaybrothershistory.info

The following table lists the specifications for the Sprung Frame models
(from the centre of the two preceding pages):

References:

1. Finlay Brothers, Barb - The Cycle of Distinction, brochure from the 1940's.

Barb Cycles