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Mohawk bicycles were built by the Homer Peter Snyder Manufacturing Company (H.P. Snyder Mfg. Co.) of Little Falls, New York between 1925 and 1972. H.P. formed the H.P. Snyder Mfg. Co. in 1894. It became a steady place for employment in Little Falls, NY. The firm was successful from the time it opened its doors until the firm was sold in 1972. H.P. Snyder was chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee which generated the Indian Citizen Act of 1924 (A.K.A. the Snyder Act). The legislation granted United States citizenship to all Native Americans. To recognize the legislation and show his pride in the Snyder Act, H.P. ordered the construction of the Mohawk Bicycle. He chose the “Mohawk name because historically, the Mohawk (Kanienʼkehá꞉ka) people were originally based in the valley of the Mohawk River which runs on the south side of Little Falls, NY, the home of H.P. Snyder Mfg. Co...
H.P. Snyder Co. manufactured the following bicycles:
Rollfast – Distributed through a partnership George Delancey Harris and the D.P. Harris Hardware and Manufacturing Company – They were considered quality machines with a design that was decidedly more conservative than those of their contemporaries.
Hawthorne – Distributed through Montgomery Ward department stores shared parts with Rollfast. Same quality as Rollfast and widely distributed.
MoHawk – The pride of H.P. Snyder. In the absence of a header badge the later models can be distinguished by the three-blade crankset with one hole per blade. The Rollfast bike used two holes per blade. These bikes received an additional quality inspection over Rollfast and Hawthorne. The Mohawks had distinctive features not shared with the other bikes. Their low distribution numbers make them somewhat a mystery, but may cycle experts and repairman agree that they are a high quality bike.
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