Tire with a partially fitted inner tube

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Title

Tire with a partially fitted inner tube

Subject

Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires

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 Tire Company had perfected the art of designing a strong, durable and flexible inner tube.

Publisher

Date

ca. 1920

Relation

Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Format

image/jpg

Language

en-US

Type

image

Files

Collection

Citation

“Tire with a partially fitted inner tube,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 19, 2013, http://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/231.

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