James & Browne / Vertex

This British marque originated as Martineau & Browne, established in Hammersmith, London, between 1901 and 1902, before being reorganized as James & Browne Ltd, which operated from 1902 to 1910. The founding partners were Francis Leigh Martineau, who had previously worked with the Premier and New Beeston cycle companies, and Tom Bousquet Browne, a former branch manager at the electrical engineering firm New & Mayne. Martineau was responsible for designing…