Murray Mercury Pacemaker bicycle

Originally produce fuel tanks, fenders, and other automobile parts, Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company began production of bicycles, mostly for the youth market in the mid-1930s. In 1939, Murray introduced its Pacemaker Series Mercury bicycle at the 1939 New York World's Fair, specially designed by industrial designer Viktor Schreckengost. The expensive bicycle at the time, however, was produced only in limited numbers until 1942.