Timeline Englebert
1867: March 27
Henri Joseph Leopold Englebert is born in Bourg. Leopold (Belgium) born; he is the later founder of the Firma Englebert & Co.
1898: December 10
Henri Englebert establishes H Englebert & Co at Apothekersdijk – Leiden (the Netherlands) and becomes general representative for the Netherlands and the Colonies for FN chainless bicycles and automobiles from Herstal near Liège (Belgium). The first order is recorded on December 11 (one gentlemen’s and one ladies’ bicycles), followed by 100 bicycles for Dutch Indies.
1900: March 9-18
Third RI exhibition in Amsterdam (the Netherlands); Englebert is at booth 37 with chainless bicycles from f210 and upwards. In this year the RI adds ‘Auto’ to its name and becomes RAI.
1900: April
Englebert moves to The Hague. His address was François Valentijnstraat, 88 C / D, and imports FN, Germain and De DionBouton.
1905:
RAI exhibition; Englebert will be at the RAI with bicycles for the last time.
1906
Englebert moves to Bezuidenhoutseweg 71 – The Hagueand opens the first automotive showroom in the Netherlands. The FN bicycle activities are discontinued and will switch to motorised transport with FN (cars and motorcycles), De Dion Bouton, and the car brands RochetSchneider, Germain and Renault. Timeline courtesy of Frank van
Oortmerssen