Latest archived mark · 2021
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Latest archived mark · 1928
Lea-Francis
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | BSA | Lea-Francis |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1861 | 1895 |
| Founder | Birmingham Small Arms Trade Association gunsmiths | R. H. Lea and G. I. Francis |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | Coventry, England, United Kingdom |
| Name origin | BSA stands for Birmingham Small Arms. The company was formed in June 1861 by fourteen members of the Birmingham Small Arms Trade Association to make guns by machinery. | The company is named after its two founders, Richard Henry Lea and Graham Francis, who started the business in Coventry in 1895. The hyphenated surnames became the brand name. |
| Highlights | Gold Star, Bantam, Lightning, Rocket 3 | Lea-Francis JAP V-twin |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 2021 | 1928 |
| Latest archived logo | 2021 | 1928 |
| Archived logo assets | 2 | 1 |
Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.
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