Object Details
Description
The “Flex-grip” inscription on this red vinyl bicycle handlebar grip was introduced and trademarked by the Hungerford Plastics Corp. in 1949. Daniel C. Hungerford organized this firm as a research and development company in New Jersey, in 1942. After a reorganization in 1946, the Hungerford Plastics Corp. built a factory in New Jersey and began manufacturing vinyl products.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
ID Number
1981.0874.7
catalog number
1981.0874.7
accession number
1981.0874
Object Name
Bicycle Handlebar Grip
Measurements
opening: 25 mm; x in
overall: 5 in x in; 12.7 cm x 2.50012 cm
overall: 5 1/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 13.0175 cm x 3.4925 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_550