In 1897 when this photo of Wilbur working at the lathe was taken, the brothers had expanded their bicycle business beyond sales and repair to the design and manufacture of their own line of hand-built, made-to-order bicycles.
Wilbur Wright in Bicycle Shop
1897
Wilbur Wright working in the bicycle shop circa 1897
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