Ariel Cycle Manufacturing Company
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A concise history of Goshen’s Ariel Cycle Manufacturing Company, one of the city’s early bicycle producers at the turn of the twentieth century.
Description
This booklet documents the history of the Ariel Cycle Manufacturing Company, one of Goshen’s notable bicycle manufacturing businesses operating between 1891 and 1901. Written by Dale Garber and published in 2008 by the Goshen Historical Society, the work explores a period when bicycle manufacturing played an important role in Goshen’s industrial development.
The Ariel Cycle Manufacturing Company was located at Ninth and Douglas Streets in Goshen, occupying the building that later became known as the Western Rubber Company facility. During the late nineteenth century, bicycle production represented innovation, mobility, and growing industrial capacity—both locally and nationally.
This booklet provides historical context for the company’s operations, location, and significance within Goshen’s manufacturing past. Compact and accessible, it offers readers insight into a lesser-known chapter of Goshen’s industrial history while preserving information that might otherwise be lost.
Proceeds from this publication support the Goshen Historical Society and its mission to preserve and share the history of Goshen and its people.
Booklet Information
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— Title: Ariel Cycle Manufacturing Company
— Author: Dale Garber
— Years Covered: 1891–1901
— Publication Year: 2008
— Publisher: Goshen Historical Society
— Format: Softcover booklet
— Length: 16 pages
— Size: 9 × 11 inches
— Location Focus: Ninth and Douglas Streets, Goshen, Indiana
