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| In 1896 Henri developed a new type of skates, called the Rodenhuis-Kingma skates, in collaboration with Ype Rodenhuis and sprinter Marten Kingma, although it is unclear if this design was originally from the Hercules factory. From 1897, Henri also produced [[Pierce-Arrow_Motor_Car_Company|Pierce bicycles]] in his factory, and later his own brand bicycles.<ref name="HJ Gorter publication"/> | In 1896 Henri developed a new type of skates, called the Rodenhuis-Kingma skates, in collaboration with Ype Rodenhuis and sprinter Marten Kingma, although it is unclear if this design was originally from the Hercules factory. From 1897, Henri also produced [[Pierce-Arrow_Motor_Car_Company|Pierce bicycles]] in his factory, and later his own brand bicycles.<ref name="HJ Gorter publication"/> |
| Around the turn of the century the winters were mild which meant less ice to skate on. Sales went down and the ice skate manufacturing industry went through a difficult time in the beginning of the 20th century. In 1906 he has to let go of about thirty workers. The factory was put up for sale in February 1907.<ref name="SportsHistory"/> | Around the turn of the century the winters were mild which meant less ice to skate on. Sales went down and the ice skates manufacturing industry went through a challenging time. In 1906 Henri had to let go of about thirty workers. The factory was put up for sale in February 1907 and closed in the same year.<ref name="SportsHistory"/> |
| == Marriage and divorce == | == Marriage and divorce == |
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