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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

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  1. ^ "The Iron Age". 1897. Retrieved 3 January 2015. John McCammon of Belfast applied for a patent for his invention of a bicycle.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "McCammon Safety Bicycle". The Science Museum. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. ^ 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