Career
He was a well known manufacturer of roller skates and bicycles sometimes known as "The Roller Skate King."
The Henley Roller Skate Works could turn out 2,000 pairs of roller skates in one day. He was granted at least two (2 of several held by Henley & Company) United States. for improvements to the Roller Skate in 1880 and 1881. Henley"s Roller Skates were perhaps the best selling Roller Skates of the late 1890s.
Under the leadership of Henley, the workers at Henley Bicycle Works manufactured bicycles.
Roller skates; scooters. Lawn furniture and lawn swings.
Iron working machinery. Tools; boring, milling and screw driving machines used in wood manufacturing.
Gas meters; fence machines and lawn mowers.
The company also provided nickel plating services. Henley lived at 201 North. 14th Street in Richmond. The Wright Brothers lived at 211 North. 14th Street for a time.
Thus the Wright brothers migrated from an interest in kites (which they were manufacturing in their father"s carriage house) to bicycles.
In 1904, Henley expanded his business to include the automotive industry. He built an auto agency and service garage on Main Street where he commenced selling and servicing vehicles.
In 1906, he sold the business (the Auto Inn) and leased the real estate to a firm named of Draper & Whitsell. Medical Corps Henley grew his business operation from a small outbuilding at the rear of his home, to a large modern factory which he built on North 16th Street in 1884.
The buildings are still standing in 2009.
Medical Corps Henley held several United States., a partial list is included below, along with reference numbers. 234,404 - 11-16-1880
245,950 - 8-23-1881
285,484 - 9-25-1883
320,392 - 6-16-1885
446,448 - 2-17-1891
518,995 - 5-1-1894
755,133 - 3-22-1904.