Title
Illinois Bicycle Manufacturing Before 1900
Publication Date
July 2016
Abstract
Prior to 1900 Illinois was one of the major centers of the United States bicycle industry. At the time there were around 400 different bicycle manufacturers in the state. Chicago was a center of production, but there were also large manufacturers in outlying suburbs and in Central IllinoisPrior to 1900 Illinois was one of the major centers of the United States bicycle industry. At the time there were around 400 different bicycle manufacturers in the state. Chicago was a center of production, but there were also large manufacturers in outlying suburbs and in Central Illinois
Disciplines
History | History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | United States History
Recommended Citation
Sweet, Christopher, "Illinois Bicycle Manufacturing Before 1900" (2016). Scholarly Publications. 111.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/ames_scholarship/111