Bespoke Vintage


Picture the scene… It’s 1956 and a couple of years ago you converted your Hercules bicycle with a new Power-Pak clip-on engine.

You’re proud of the conversion and asked a local photographer to take a few pictures.

He came round and took a roll of film, and the results look great in black and white; just right for the period.

You bought an enlargement of your favourite picture – there it is – and also a framed print containing several small pictures – which you can see below – and a gorgeous photo book.

It really shows off the cyclemotor that you’re so proud of.

Did that happen in 1956? No, probably not, but it could today… if you’ve got a classic car, motorbike, tractor, caravan, steam engine, stationary engine, scooter, bicycle, or an old workshop, outbuilding, stable block, farmyard.

If you have, and would like it immortalised in black-and-white, using a period camera, loaded with a classic 35mm film, hand-developed and printed with utmost care I can do it for you.

See below for examples, and see here for guide prices.

All images © Philip Edwards, 2025-2026, All rights reserved.

1953 Power-Pak Cyclemotor

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1947 Hobbs of Barbican Sportsweight

All images © Philip Edwards, 2025-2026, All rights reserved.

All images © Philip Edwards, 2025-2026, All rights reserved.