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  2. Pope Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    1885 Advertisement for the Columbia brand Columbia ordinary, circa 1886 "Cliff". Albert Pope started advertising imported English bicycles for sale in March 1878. His initial investment in the Pope Manufacturing Company was $3,000 (USD), or worth about $125,000 in the early 21st century.

  3. Safety bicycle - Wikipedia

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    An 1880 penny-farthing (left), and a 1886 Rover safety bicycle (right) The first bicycle to be called a "safety" was designed by the English engineer Harry John Lawson (Henry Lawson) in 1876, [6] although other bicycles which fit the description had been developed earlier, such as by Thomas Humber in 1868. [7]

  4. File:1886 Swift Safety Bicycle Coventry Transport Museum.jpg

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  5. Pacific Cycle - Wikipedia

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    Pacific Cycle, Inc., is an American subsidiary of Dutch conglomerate Pon Holdings that makes, imports and distributes bicycles. It was founded in 1977 by Chris Hornung. The company pioneered the sourcing of bicycles from the Far East for distribution in the U.S., developing relationships with suppliers primarily in Taiwan and China. [1]

  6. Whippet (bicycle) - Wikipedia

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    In 1886 at the Stanley Cycling Show they exhibited a sprung frame tricycle called the Whippet, [9] and this was to be the trade name by which they are best known, with the Linley & Biggs company being converted to the Whippet Cycling Syndicate Ltd in 1896. The sprung frame bicycle was useful when solid tyres were used, but the complexity was no ...

  7. History of the bicycle - Wikipedia

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    1886 Swift Safety Bicycle. Vehicles that have two wheels and require balancing by the rider date back to the early 19th century. The first means of transport making use of two wheels arranged consecutively, and thus the archetype of the bicycle, was the German draisine dating back to 1817.

  8. Horace Elgin Dodge - Wikipedia

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    In 1897, John arranged a deal for them to join with a third-party investor to manufacture bicycles. Within a few years, they sold the business and, in 1901, used the proceeds of the sale to set up their own machine shop in Detroit. [1] During their first year in business, the Dodge brothers' company began making parts for the automobile industry.

  9. Category:1886 establishments in California - Wikipedia

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