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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1899
Page
8
The piece extols Columbia and Pope Manufacturing as leaders in bicycle quality while detailing industry upheaval from the 1895 96 surge in demand. It notes cheap wheels flooded the market, eroding quality and driving some makers out of business during the period of decline.
The Pope Manufacturing Company affirms its steady faith in high grade bicycles and announces 1899 Columbia and Hartford models with bevel-gear chain options. It emphasizes ongoing improvements, laboratory tested quality, and new factory capacity enabling lower prices for top quality machines.
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