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Stover Bicycle Manufacturing Company

American bicycle manufacturer

Stover Bicycle Manufacturing Company was a bicycle manufacturer in Freeport, Illinois founded by D.C. Stover. The company produced 20,000 bicycles a year in 1897.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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1897 Stover Bicycle Manufacturing Company Phoenix Bicycle ad
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Stover Bicycle Manufacturing Company was a bicycle manufacturer in Freeport, Illinois founded by D.C. Stover. The company produced 20,000 bicycles a year in 1897.2

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