Eagle Bicycle Manufacturing Company and early Bicycling in Kansas City

3218 Gladstone Boulevard,Kansas City MO 64123

29 May, 2022

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Curator Conversations! Saturday, May 29 Curator Conversation: Eagle Bicycle Manufacturing Company and early Bicycling in Kansas City 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Free. Space is limited. RSVP Recommended. Check in at the Admissions Desk Join Lisa Shockley, Curator of Collections at the Kansas City Museum for a conservation centered around two of the 1880s era bicycles in the Museum’s collection. In 1873, Leonard B. Gaylor began the Eagle Bicycle Manufacturing Company and secured a patent, the first of many, for innovations to the penny-farthing bicycle. Learn about his innovations and the excellent example on exhibit in Corinthian Hall. For more information, please contact Curator of Collections, Lisa Shockley at [email protected] or 816.702.7704.