Wright Cycle Company
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Wright Cycle Company was the bicycle sales and repair business operated by Orville and Wilbur Wright that financed and provided the workshop for their pioneering aviation experiments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wright Cycle Company canonical | 3 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicycle shop
ⓘ
small business ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wright Cycle Shop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Wright Flyer development
ⓘ
Wright brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessType |
repair workshop
ⓘ
retail shop ⓘ |
| city | Dayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of powered flight ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employed |
Orville Wright
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilbur Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bicycle manufacturing and modification
ⓘ
mechanical repair ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Orville Wright
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilbur Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bicycle showroom
ⓘ
machine shop ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| historicalRole | economic base for Wright brothers aviation research ⓘ |
| industry |
bicycle repair
ⓘ
bicycle retail ⓘ |
| influenced |
Wright brothers understanding of aerodynamics through practical work
ⓘ
Wright brothers understanding of mechanics ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationType | urban commercial district ⓘ |
| notableFor | being workplace where early Wright aircraft components were built ⓘ |
| operatedAs |
bicycle repair business
ⓘ
bicycle sales business ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Orville Wright
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilbur Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wright brothers National Historic Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productOrService |
bicycle repair services
ⓘ
bicycle sales ⓘ custom bicycle construction ⓘ |
| significance |
financed Wright brothers aviation experiments
ⓘ
provided workshop for Wright brothers aircraft development ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Orville Wright for aeronautical experiments
ⓘ
Wilbur Wright for aeronautical experiments ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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