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 Ignaz Schwinn
N 41° 59.082 W 087° 40.843
16T E 443610 N 4648301
Manufactorer of the wold famous Schwinn Bicycles
Waymark Code: WM5GBQ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2009
Views: 16
Inventor and Manufactor of Schwinn Bicycles
Description:
AT A GLANCE:
On October 22, 1895 Ignaz Schwinn, with his financial partner Adolph Arnold, incorporated "Arnold, Schwinn & Company". Within a few short years of its creation, the company became an acknowledged technical and quality leader of the American bicycle industry Now more than 100 years later, Schwinn has become an American icon and built some of the best-known and best-loved bicycles of all time
Invention: Schwinn Bicycle
Definition: The Schwinn bicycles have all the right stuff- balloon tires, chrome fenders and horn, tank, whitewall tires, head and tail lights, spring fork, deluxe saddle, and more.
Patent: Over 40 patents were issued to Schwinn for bike improvements.
Inventor: Ignaz Schwinn
Birth: 1860 in Hardheim, Germany
Death: 1948 in Chicago, Illinois
Date of birth: 01/01/1860
Date of death: 01/01/1948
Area of notoriety: Other
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Closes shaply at 4pm
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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