Blue Streak
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Queen City Cycle Company was in business from 1892-1896.
Queen City Cycle Company history begins when a jeweler named J. H. Isham (1831-1897) moved from Titusville PA to Buffalo NY in 1882. From 1882-1891 he operated both a jewelry, clock, watch store and a bicycle dealership. He closed the jewelry store in 1891 to focus only on bicycles.
February 1892 Isham and G. Frank Fries form Queen City Cycle Company selling Columbia, Cleveland, Rambler, Waverley, Gendron and other makes.
1893 begin manufacturing the Erie Bicycle.
August 1895 move business from Buffalo to Lake View NY.
January 1896 Queen City Cycle Company is incorporated by Fries and Isham and their wives.
July 1896 begin to have financial issues.
October 1896 voluntary dissolution of the company.
1897 J N Adam & Company Department Store of Buffalo buys 3000 Erie Bicycles to resell in their store at 75% and more off original price.
1898 G. Frank Fries starts Day Manufacturing Company as successor to Queen City Cycle Company.
1903 Day Manufacturing Company goes out of business.
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