Wheels of fortune :the bicycle boom, Trinity Cycle, and its Keene factory: Historical New Hampshire / Robert L. McCullough.

Title:

Wheels of fortune :the bicycle boom, Trinity Cycle, and its Keene factory: Historical New Hampshire / Robert L. McCullough.

Author:

McCullough, Robert L.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2013.

Physical Description:

p. 52-81.

Source:

Vol. 67, Nos. 1 &2 (Fall-Winter 2013) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

The article discusses the popularity of bicycles in the late 19th century, focusing on the development of the Trinity Cycle Manufacturing Company in Keene, New Hampshire. Other topics include the history of bicycle use and construction in the U.S., the founding of a bicycle manufacturing company by cyclist William Windle that would later become Trinity Cycle under owner Frank T. Fowler, and how declining interest in bicycles the popularity of automobiles led to the decline of Trinity Cycle.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Bicycles History 19th century. , Bicycles Design and construction 19th century. , Bicycle industry History 19th century.

Locations:

Keene (N.H.) History.

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