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Alpha Omega Very

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Alpha Omega Very

Birth
Allegany County, New York, USA
Death
28 Jan 1927 (aged 89)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
HCMWWSN/#/300
Memorial ID
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Son of Elijah and Olive (Crawford) Very
Husband of Harriet J (Baldwin) Very

Alpha O Very was an inventor, he had two patents, one for bicycle steering device (1897) and another for Cylcle Skate (1895). Photos of each attached to memorial.

Article from Boston Post (F.A. Very is the son, Frederick A Very, of Alpha O Very)
February 21, 1897

The Warwick line for 1897 is most complete and up to date. The new models are marvels of cycle construction. They embody all the new ideas. Mr. F. A. Very of the Very Cycle Company, while still a young man, stands high in trade circles. He is president of the Boston Cycle Board of Trade and has held this office since the board was first formed. He is vice-president of the National Association of Cycle Dealers, a member of the B. A. A. and Press Cycling Club and a stockholder of the Massachusetts Athletic Association and Warwick Cycle Manufacturing Company. Before entering the bicycle business, Mr. Very was a professional musician. In 1890 he became Interested in the bicycle business with his father, Mr. A. O. Very. They were located at 173 Tremont Street under the firm name of the Very Cycle Company. In January of 1892, the firm removed to 245 Columbus Avenue, where it has since remained. The exhibit at Spaces 82, 83, 84, 99, 100 and 101 is presided over by F. A. Very, aided by Ion Jackson, A. W. Robinson, T, A. Walter and Howard Geldert.
Son of Elijah and Olive (Crawford) Very
Husband of Harriet J (Baldwin) Very

Alpha O Very was an inventor, he had two patents, one for bicycle steering device (1897) and another for Cylcle Skate (1895). Photos of each attached to memorial.

Article from Boston Post (F.A. Very is the son, Frederick A Very, of Alpha O Very)
February 21, 1897

The Warwick line for 1897 is most complete and up to date. The new models are marvels of cycle construction. They embody all the new ideas. Mr. F. A. Very of the Very Cycle Company, while still a young man, stands high in trade circles. He is president of the Boston Cycle Board of Trade and has held this office since the board was first formed. He is vice-president of the National Association of Cycle Dealers, a member of the B. A. A. and Press Cycling Club and a stockholder of the Massachusetts Athletic Association and Warwick Cycle Manufacturing Company. Before entering the bicycle business, Mr. Very was a professional musician. In 1890 he became Interested in the bicycle business with his father, Mr. A. O. Very. They were located at 173 Tremont Street under the firm name of the Very Cycle Company. In January of 1892, the firm removed to 245 Columbus Avenue, where it has since remained. The exhibit at Spaces 82, 83, 84, 99, 100 and 101 is presided over by F. A. Very, aided by Ion Jackson, A. W. Robinson, T, A. Walter and Howard Geldert.


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