Brooks England, John Boultbee Brooks/Brooks was founded in the mid-1800s by John Boultbee Brooks.
United Kingdom / Birmingham/ Smethwick/ Brooks England/John Boultbee Brooks/Brooks was founded in the mid-1800s by John Boultbee Brooks. Young Brooks left his hometown of Hinckley in Leicestershire with just £20 in his pocket, and headed for Birmingham, where in 1866 he established a business in horse harnesses and general leather goods under the name JB Brooks & Co. The unfortunate death of Mr Brooks’ horse in 1878 led to a stroke of inspiration; unable to afford another horse, he borrowed a two-wheeler in order to commute to work. But he found the seat so uncomfortable that he vowed to do something about it, and on 28 October 1882, Mr Brooks filed his first saddle patent.
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