John McCammon
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An 1884 McCammon safety bicycle.
John McCammon, of Belfast,[1] developed an early safety bicycle in 1884. It had a step-through frame.[2][3][4]
References[]
- ^ "The Iron Age". 1897. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
John McCammon of Belfast applied for a patent for his invention of a bicycle.
- ^ Wiebe E. Bijker (1997). Of Bicycles, Bakelites, and Bulbs: Toward a Theory of Sociotechnical Change. The MIT Press. p. 72. ISBN 9780262522274.
J. McCammon patented a dwarf bicycle suitable for ladies.
- ^ "McCammon Safety Bicycle". The Science Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ Tony Hadland and Hans-Erhard Lessing (2014). Bicycle Design, An Illustrated History. MIT Press. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-0-262-02675-8.
A McCammon safety of 1884
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