Chicopee Collection

description - Cord tires awaiting vulcanization are dangling from metal hooks attached to pulleys. These pulleys ran on an overhead circular track. Because of this round shape, workers at the Fisk Tire Company referred to this section of the vulcanizing room as… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC9 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,67

description - Workers are applying the special rubber stripe which will be the sidewall of the cord tire. This sidewall rubber was made by a special machine at the plant. When the sidewalls were built up, the tires were now ready to be shipped to the vulcanizing… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC8 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,66

description - A worker operates a machine which winds cord around the rim of a metal core. For cord tires, the circumference of the core was smaller than the inside of the tire because these tires expanded when they were put into the vulcanizing machines. subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC7 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,65

description - A worker carefully looks at tire cord stretched out on the table. This cotton fabric constituted twenty five percent of every cord tire built by the Fisk Tire Company. The durability of a Fisk tire depended on the careful handling of the fabric by… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC6 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,64

description - A worker is cutting a length of cord at an angle or on the bias. Tire cord had to be cut at a 45 degree angle because the fabric threads were woven at this angle. This angle weave of the cord proved to be more durable than a square weave. subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC5 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,63

description - Tire cord wound on spools is piled in a bin. This cord made from a specially designed fabric was used in the manufacture of tires. In the 1920's three different factories were making tire cord for the Fisk Tire Company. subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC4 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,62

description - Two workers with large knives are cutting bundled sheets of rubber. On the left the worker is carefully looking at his scale in order to determine the weight of his cut. subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC3 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,61

description - The managers of the Fisk Tire Company are seated at a table with their secretary to the right. Meetings were held in the administration building which faced Grove Street in Chicopee Falls. On the wall to the left is a framed, enlarged photograph of… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC2 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,60

description - Ten trucks parked at the loading dock are getting ready to make shipments of finished tires. These tires will be delivered to dealers and the 130 branch stores operated by the Fisk Tire Company. The shipping department was always very busy in the… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC25 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,59

description - Two workers from the shipping department of the Fisk Tire Company inspect tires before they are put into the warehouse storage area. On the right, their supervisor is inspecting a stack of finished tires ready for storage. In the 1920s, this… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC24 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,58

description - The safety bulletin in the display case has the following slogan on top: “Safety saves sickness, suffering, sadness”. On the bottom, it shows a series of health cartoons about the dangers of spreading infection and warns, “Don’t spit!”… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC23 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,57

description - The company doctor is treating a hand injury of an employee while the nurse assists him. The management of the Fisk Tire Company were proud that their company had an emergency hospital staffed by a full-time doctor and nurse. subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC22 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,56

description - Inside the emergency hospital at the plant, there are counters with medical supplies against the back wall. Two sinks stand on each side of these counters. The room also contains a portable hospital bed and dispensary table and chair. subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC21 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,55

description - Two employees are working on a machine which wraps finished tires. To their left a stack of tires is waiting to be wrapped. On the right Fisk non-skid tires are wrapped and piled neatly on a pallet. subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC20 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,54

description - This five-story building was the main production facility of the tire company. Founded in 1896, as one building and known as the Spalding & Pepper Rubber Company, it grew to be one of the nation’s largest tire making facilities. subject - Tire industry -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade -- Massachusetts-- Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) -- Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts Identifier - FTC1 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,53

description - Four wrapped tires are sitting atop the wrapping machine. Because Fisk Tire Company had retail stores in forty states, tires were wrapped before they were shipped to these stores. The wrapping prevented dust from collecting on the tires and… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC19 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,52

description - Two workers in the shipping department are inspecting finished tires which they are holding upright on a table. Nearby on wooden pallets, tires of various tread design are stacked and bundled. subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC18 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,51

description - A tire with a visible inner tube leans against a stack of nearby tires. The invention of the pneumatic tire, i.e., a vulcanized tire with an inflatable inner tube gave passengers in automobiles a smooth, comfortable ride. By the 1920s, the Fisk… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC17 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,50

description - A worker presses his hand on a stack of molds while he waits for the cover to be lowered onto the vulcanizer. When the cover is secure, heat and steam will be piped into the vulcanizer, causing the rubber to harden and expand against the molds. … subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC16 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,49

description - Workers near the conveyer wait for tires in molds which are destined for the vulcanizers on their right. As these molds arrive, these workers will place one mold on top of another until they fill the vulcanizer. subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC15 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,48