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Old photo Solid rubber tires

Post by Herb Iffrig » Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:00 pm

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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires

Post by WayneJ » Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:19 am

Looks like the White House in the far background.
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires

Post by Rich Eagle » Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:50 am

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.
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires

Post by RajoRacer » Wed Aug 12, 2020 12:44 pm

I believe Firestone demountables utilized 5 lugs.

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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires

Post by WayneJ » Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:17 pm

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

Post by Joe Bell » Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:51 pm

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

Post by Rich Eagle » Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:27 pm

After several trips to the net I found this:
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https://www.shorpy.com/node/5270?size=_original
With the double row of holes it may be the same brand.
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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires

Post by Allan » Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:06 am

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.

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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires

Post by Dallas Landers » Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:15 am

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

Post by Luxford » Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:54 am

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.

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Re: Old photo Solid rubber tires

Post by WayneJ » Fri Aug 14, 2020 4:07 pm

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

Post by Virtus » Fri Aug 14, 2020 4:59 pm

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"!
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