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Tires

A tire (U.S. spelling) or tyre (UK spelling) is a roughly toroidal shaped piece of synthetic rubber which covers the circumference of a wheel. more...

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It is an essential part of most ground vehicles and is used to dampen the oscillations caused by irregularities in the road surface, to protect the wheel from wear and tear as well as to provide a high-friction bond between the car and the road to improve acceleration and handling .

History

For most of history wheels had very little in the way of shock absorption and journeys were very bumpy and uncomfortable. The modern tire came about in stages in the 19th century.

In 1844, Charles Goodyear invented vulcanization, the process that would later be used to produce cured rubber tires.

John Boyd Dunlop, a Scottish veterinary surgeon working in Belfast, Ireland, is widely recognized as the father of the modern tire, although he was not the first to come up with the idea. In 1845 the first pneumatic (inflatable) tire was patented by fellow Scotsman, the engineer Robert William Thomson as the Aerial Wheel. This invention consisted of a canvas inner tube surrounded by a leather outer tire. The tire gave a good ride, but there were so many manufacturing and fitting problems that the idea had to be abandoned. John Dunlop re-invented the tire for his ten year old son's tricycle in 1887 and was awarded a patent for his tire in 1888 (rescinded 1890). Dunlop's tire had a modified leather hosepipe as an inner tube and rubber treads. It wasn't long before rubber inner tubes were invented.

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					1942 Ad B. F. Goodrich Vulcanized Rubber Conveyor Belt Airplane Airport Landing
		
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					Old Wards Riverside Tire Lmt Advertising Pc Postcard
		
				Old Wards Riverside Tire Lmt Advertising Pc Postcard $11.98

					Goodrich Rubber footwear Sign
		
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					Vintage Michelin Man Tire Map 83 Carcassonne Nimes
		
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					1950 Ad Firestone Super Baloon Tires Gum Rubber Fiftieth Anniversary John Peters
		
				1950 Ad Firestone Super Baloon Tires Gum Rubber Fiftieth Anniversary John Peters $18.95

					1919 Hood Tires Car Guard Engine Motor Drive Travel Ad
		
				1919 Hood Tires Car Guard Engine Motor Drive Travel Ad $24.95 
					1912 Diamond Rubber Tire Tread Car Auto Memorabilia Wheel Skid Service Art Ad
		
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					Vintage Atlas Tire Stand/Sign.Old/Unused Stock.12" X 7".
		
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					Firestone 1937 Art Calendars Brochure
		
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				Old Fleetwood Tire Sign Gas Station Man Cave 1950's $30.00

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					Vintage U.S. Rubber Co. Celluloid Dice Die
		
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					Old Firestone Tire Akron Ohio Plant Pc Vintage Postcard
		
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					1940s Kelly Seiberling Tires Matchcover-Devils Lake Nd
		
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					1920 Michelin Man Tire Car Auto Memorabilia Motor Cigar Milltown New Jersey A
		
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					Michelin Man Tire Tread Tester Coin Collectible New 2012 
		
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					1909 Hartford Tire Wing Witch Race Car Auto Travel Tube
		
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					Michelin Tires Michelin Automobile Tries Two Patches Bx A 52
		
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					Goodyear Tire Identification & Record Keeping Booklet 1971
		
				Goodyear Tire Identification & Record Keeping Booklet 1971 $1.99

					1923 Firestone Tire Advertisement, Vintage Ad 
		
				1923 Firestone Tire Advertisement, Vintage Ad $3.99 
					Lehigh Auto Tire Vulcanizing 1910 Bill Head Lot
		
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					1916 Michelin Universal Tread Tire Car Drive Travel Milltown Rubber Traction 
		
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					1919 Michelin Man Universal Tire Car Auto Milltown Ad
		
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					Vintage 1960's UniRoyal Tire Con-Trak-Tor Service Back Patch
		
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					Firestone Tractor Tire Ashtray
		
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					1916 Michelin Man Tire Motor Auto Car Sport Engine Ad
		
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