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- Osborn Engineering Company fou un fabricant de motocicletes britànic que comercialitzava els seus productes sota la marca OEC. Tant l'Osborn Engineering Company com les seves empreses predecessores van ser fundades per Frederick John Osborn (qui havia fet negocis associat amb W.T. Lord fins al 1906 a , Londres), inicialment com a Osborn & Co Ltd i més tard ja com a Osborn Engineering Company. A la dècada del 1920, l'empresa tenia una fàbrica de 2 acres a Lees Lane, Gosport (Hampshire), i es dedicava a un ampli ventall d'activitats d'enginyeria. Des del 1922, després d'haver construït durant un temps motocicletes per a Burney & Blackburne, va passar a produir-les com a OEC-Blackburne i, després, simplement com a OEC. Inicialment, les seves motos feien servir motors Blackburne i més tard, també d'altres fabricants com ara JAP. L'Osborn Engineering Company va passar a administració judicial el 1931 i les seves grans instal·lacions de Lees Lane es varen subhastar el 17 de desembre de 1931. Tanmateix, la divisió de motocicletes va sobreviure i el 1933, l'O.E.C. Ltd de Portsmouth continuava produint motocicletes OEC. Durant la Segona Guerra Mundial, l'OEC va abandonar aquest sector per a concentrar-se en l'esforç bèl·lic, però va tornar-hi a la postguerra abans de cessar definitivament la producció el 1954. (ca)
- Osborn Engineering Company was a British manufacturer of motorcycles, which sold its machines under the OEC brand name. The Osborn Engineering Company and its predecessor companies were founded by Frederick John Osborn, trading in partnership with W.T. Lord until 1906 with works in Shepherd's Bush, then as Osborn & Co Ltd, and later as Osborn Engineering Company. In the 1920s they had a 2-acre factory at Lees Lane, Gosport, and were engaged in a wide range of engineering activities. They built motorcycles for Burney & Blackburne, then from 1922 produced them as OEC-Blackburne, then later just OEC. Initially they used Blackburne engines, but later used other engine manufacturers such as JAP. The Osborn Engineering Company went into receivership in 1931, and the extensive premises at Lees Lane, Gosport were auctioned by the receiver on 17 December 1931. However the motorcycle part of the business survived and by 1933 OEC motorcycles were being produced by O.E.C. Ltd of Portsmouth. During the Second World War, OEC ceased motorcycle production to concentrate on war work, but went back to motorcycle production before ceasing production in 1954. (en)
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- Osborn Engineering Company fou un fabricant de motocicletes britànic que comercialitzava els seus productes sota la marca OEC. Tant l'Osborn Engineering Company com les seves empreses predecessores van ser fundades per Frederick John Osborn (qui havia fet negocis associat amb W.T. Lord fins al 1906 a , Londres), inicialment com a Osborn & Co Ltd i més tard ja com a Osborn Engineering Company. (ca)
- Osborn Engineering Company was a British manufacturer of motorcycles, which sold its machines under the OEC brand name. The Osborn Engineering Company and its predecessor companies were founded by Frederick John Osborn, trading in partnership with W.T. Lord until 1906 with works in Shepherd's Bush, then as Osborn & Co Ltd, and later as Osborn Engineering Company. In the 1920s they had a 2-acre factory at Lees Lane, Gosport, and were engaged in a wide range of engineering activities. They built motorcycles for Burney & Blackburne, then from 1922 produced them as OEC-Blackburne, then later just OEC. Initially they used Blackburne engines, but later used other engine manufacturers such as JAP. The Osborn Engineering Company went into receivership in 1931, and the extensive premises at Lees La (en)
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