Anglo-Dane

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Anglo-Dane was a Danish maker of bicycles and cars based in Copenhagen. It was started by H. C. Fredriksen and began by building bicycles in the 1890s, using British parts. The name came from a magazine poll and was meant to reflect that the bikes were Danish with English connections. The company built automobiles from 1902 to 1917, starting with light trucks powered by Belgian Kelecom single-cylinder engines. Later cars used the company’s own single-cylinder engines (about 4–5 hp) with a friction drive that used double discs to simulate a 12-speed transmission. A few passenger cars were made with twin-cylinder engines. Anglo-Dane later merged with Jan and Thrige, the makers of Triangel commercial vehicles until 1945. About 70 Anglo-Dane vehicles were produced.