Old photo Solid rubber tires
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires
Looks like the White House in the far background.
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires
5 lug demontables. I'm sure we have seen that brand but I don't remember.
Great photo. I agree with Wayne. D.C.
It may be a 1921 DC plate with a smaller number.
Rich
Great photo. I agree with Wayne. D.C.
It may be a 1921 DC plate with a smaller number.
Rich
When did I do that?
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires
I believe Firestone demountables utilized 5 lugs.
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires
Looks like it has "Department of State" written on the side. Looks like the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the near background. Originally known as the: "State, War, and Navy Building".
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires
I just recently repaired a Chain driven T that had "New" solid rubber tires on it they where made in Canton Ohio.
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires
After several trips to the net I found this:
https://www.shorpy.com/node/5270?size=_original
With the double row of holes it may be the same brand.
Rich
With the double row of holes it may be the same brand.
Rich
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires
They put a new slant on solid rubber tyres. With that many holes they are hardly solid any more. I wonder how much better they rode than true solid rubber tyres? At least they should be longer wearing, and less troublesome.
Allan from down under.
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires
I bet with mud in the holes on one 1/2, they were out of balance a bit.
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires
By the late 1920's solid rubber tires were being targeted by governments world wide because of the damage they were doing to roads.
It was determined a vehicle with such tires caused 5 times the damage to roads compared to pneumatic tires which with advances in technology were becoming as good or better than solid rubber tires. The designs such as those with the holes however superior would have been banned along with all the others.
It was determined a vehicle with such tires caused 5 times the damage to roads compared to pneumatic tires which with advances in technology were becoming as good or better than solid rubber tires. The designs such as those with the holes however superior would have been banned along with all the others.
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires
This is a great picture. The more I look at it, the more I see. If you look directly above the vehicle roof, you can see the top of the West Wing of the White House. When you enlarge it, you can see where the wall bulges out for the Oval Office. Cool!
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires
The tyre industry has now gone full circle! These tyres are in great demand in the construction industry. The old adage applies "there is nothing new under the sun"!