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A second branch opened at 20 West Second Street in 1895, but closed down the next year. In 1896 the Wright Brothers began selling their own bikes. They sold the more expensive Van Cleve, and the cheaper St. Clair. [9] Orville made his own additions to the bicycles, including the Oil-Retaining Wheel Hub and the Coaster-Brakes. [9]
The Shelby Cycle Company manufactured bicycles in Shelby, Ohio from 1925 to 1953. [1] Their bikes are popular among collectors for their styling. [ 2 ] They produced a bicycle in 1928 with a Charles Lindbergh theme called the "Lindy Flyer", and they were responsible for the Donald Duck bicycles in the 1950s.
The Davis Sewing Machine company made their first Dayton bicycle, in Dayton, Ohio, in 1892. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1924, George's son, Horace M. Huffman Sr., founded the Huffman Manufacturing Company. [ 3 ] From then until 1949, Huffman continued to manufacture and sell bicycles under the "Dayton" brand.
In 1998, Murray moved bicycle production from Lawrenceburg to a non-union factory in Mississippi. Production of all U.S.-made bicycles halted in 1999. In 2000, the Murray brand was acquired by Pacific Cycle, a U.S. distributor of bicycles produced in Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. Murray has since been used as a brand for imported ...
In 1854, John Mercer Langston notably became the first African American lawyer in the state of Ohio. He went on to serve as the dean of the law department and vice president of Howard University.
Ohio’s traffic laws made a pivotal change this year, and some new legislation could call for more change in the new year. In January, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a new distracted driving law , which ...
Automobiles became the preferred means of transportation. Over the 1920s, bicycles gradually became considered children's toys, and by 1940 most bicycles in the United States were made for children. In Europe cycling remained an adult activity, and bicycle racing, commuting, and "cyclotouring" were all popular activities. In addition ...
Currently, there are nearly 70 offenses that could cause the loss of a driver’s license in Ohio, including several drug crimes that have nothing to do with driving.