Peter Gendron, one of the earliest of the bicycle makers came to Toledo, Ohio in 1865, and established his first company for the manufacture of wire wheels in 1877.

In 1880 he incorporated his Gendron Iron Wheel Company for the manufacture of baby carriages and children's velocipedes, or tricycles. Gendron expanded into bicycle making in 1890.

The company continues today http://www.gendroninc.com as a manufacturer of wheelchairs.

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