The St. Clair was the cheaper of the two bicycle brands the Wright brothers sold from the Wright Cycle Company in Dayton, Ohio. The Wrights introduced it later in 1896, after their dearer Van Cleve, and named it for Arthur St. Clair, first governor of the Northwest Territory and one of the founders of Dayton. It had a shorter frame than the Van Cleve, was easier to mount, and sold for 42.50 dollars when it first appeared. Like the Van Cleve it was largely assembled from bought-in parts. Production ended around 1899 and the 1900 catalogue offered only Van Cleves, with some St. Clairs left in stock to be sold off cheaply. One St. Clair bicycle survives, on loan from The Henry Ford to the National Air and Space Museum.
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They sold the more expensive Van Cleve, and the cheaper St. Clair.
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successively occupied six different locations in Dayton, Ohio
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By 1899, when production ceased, the price had fallen to $30.
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Later in the 1896 season, the Wrights unveiled the St. Clair bicycle named after Arthur St. Clair
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In 1896, they began manufacturing and selling bicycles of their own design, the Van Cleve, named after an early settler of Dayton, and the St. Clair, named after a territorial governor.
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successively occupied six different locations in Dayton, Ohio
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In 1896, they began manufacturing and selling bicycles of their own design, the Van Cleve, named after an early settler of Dayton, and the St. Clair, named after a territorial governor.
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In 1896, they began manufacturing and selling bicycles of their own design, the Van Cleve, named after an early settler of Dayton, and the St. Clair, named after a territorial governor.
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In 1896, they began manufacturing and selling bicycles of their own design, the Van Cleve, named after an early settler of Dayton, and the St. Clair, named after a territorial governor.
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