Charles Henry Pugh


Charles Henry Pugh was founder of a British bicycle manufacturer. Charles Henry Pugh was the chairman and managing director of the Whitworth Cycle Co., he was also the chairman of CH. Pugh Ltd. Pugh designed a machine press and specialized steel for making seamless bicycle rims. By 1894 Pugh was the leader of Rudge-Whitworth: a company which became Great Britain’s leading bicycles and motorcycle manufacturer.

Career

Pugh, along with his two sons, Charles Vernon and John, co-founded Whitworth Cycle Co. of Birmingham. following Charles Henry Pugh's death his sons took the company public, and renamed it Charles H. Pugh Ltd.
In 1921 Charles Henry Pugh's son Charles Vernon Pugh owned a company called the Atlas Chain Company. That company sold the first mass produced gas powered lawn mower. The mower was named the Atco: a name derived from the company name.