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In 1970, the Huffy Corporation was founded as an umbrella company to house the Huffy Bicycle division, as well as Huffman Manufacturing Company's emerging sporting goods line. Huffman purchased YLCE (Yorba Linda Cycle Enterprises) and converted that Southern California company to a national service company, assembling bicycles and other ...
Company History: The largest manufacturer of bicycles in the world, Huffy Corporation is the parent company of four wholly owned subsidiaries that operate in two distinct business segments: consumer products and retail services.
2 paź 2024 · Huffy’s roots began with George P. Huffman’s 1887 purchase of the Davis Sewing Machine in Watertown, Maine. The machinery was moved to Dayton, Ohio, three years later, and two years after that, in 1892, The Davis Sewing Machine Company manufactured the first bicycle in Dayton.
9 lut 2024 · Huffy can trace its roots in Dayton to more than 130 years ago, when it produced its first bicycle in 1892. The company that became Huffy Corp. originally operated as the Davis Sewing Machine...
In 1924, feeling confident, he set out to establish his own company called the Huffman Manufacturing Company. At first Horace manufactured products for service stations and steel bicycle rims, but sensing an opportunity during the Depression in 1934, he switched to making bicycles.
Huffy’s three-letter legacy spanning 130 years of smiles, innovations and triumphs. It’s hard to believe that it all started so simply... George Huffman saw more than just a fad when a “bicycle craze” swept the nation in 1892.
1882 George P. Huffman, owner of the Davis Sewing Machine Company, oversaw the production of the first Davis Sewing Machine bicycle, manufactured in Dayton, Ohio. 1899 The Dayton Special Roadster rolled onto the scene with cylindrical. ball hubs, 23" tires, and wood rims.
