Summary
By the end of the 19th century, he explained, there was a critical mass of machine shops and, more importantly, skilled machinists, to attract the likes of the Duryea brothers, Charles and Frank, bicycle makers who manufactured the first gasoline-powered car, and George Hendee and Oscar Hedstrom, also bicycle makers and racers, who created the first motorcycle, among others.
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'First' Impressions
Some of them are commonly known and part of Springfield's heritage, like basketball, the Indian motocycle, the Armory, and the Duryea automobile.
Others, meanwhile, are much more obscure, perhaps the stuff of trivia questions, like friction matches, the parking meter, and even the Campfire Girls.The common denominator is they are all firsts, as in products, ...See the full content of this document
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