Object Details
- Description
- George N. Pierce Company of Buffalo, New York manufactured this bicycle around 1900. The Pierce Company also made early Pierce Motorette automobiles. In time, the Pierce automobile became known as the Pierce-Arrow, while the Pierce bicycles and Pierce 1- and 4-cylinder motorcycles were built by the Pierce Cycle Co., a subsidiary of the original company. The Pierce Cycle Co. was headed by Percy Pierce, son of George, when receivers were appointed for it in 1910. The bicycle was donated to the Smithsonianm in 1928.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Geo. n. Pierce Co.
- date made
- ca 1900
- Credit Line
- Gift of Barton A. Bean
- Object Name
- Bicycle, 1900
- Other Terms
- Bicycle, 1900; Road
