Original vintage advertising poster for Norton - The Norton Navigator 350 cc High Camshaft Twin Built in the light of experience A supreme example of Norton craftsmanship - featuring two black and white images of the new motorbike model over a central yellow line with the stylised text above and below. Founded by James Lansdowne Norton (1869-1925) in Birmingham in 1898, Norton Motorcycles is an English motorcycle company that started manufacturing motorcycles in 1902 and Norton-built engines in 1908; the company produced almost 100,000 military motorcycles during World War Two and continued their pre-war racing success in the 1950s with their Norton Manx Racer bikes; the Norton Navigator model was produced between 1960-1965; in 1973 Norton took over BSA-Triumph to form Norton Villiers Triumph but the company faced financial problems; the marque was relaunched in 2008 and the company is now based in Donington Hall in Leicestershire. Horizontal. Fair condition, staining, small tears on margins, backed on linen. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 50x75, year of printing: 1960s.