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| Armstrong |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Rhino-Flex Premium Tire. The ad has a drawing of a well-dressed Rhino pointing out some of the features of the tire that is described as "Forward - Backward - Sideways...World's only all-direction safety grip!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 4, 1953 Saturday Evening Post |
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$4.00 |
View Tire 6 |
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| Armstrong |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Rhino-Flex Tubeless Tires. The ad has a picture of a man's hand, clenched into a powerful fist, while holding three Safety Discs between the fingers like a set of rubber knuckles. The ad headline claims this tire will give you a "Knock-Out Punch for Skids and the ad contains photos that try and explain this phenomonom. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 15, 1955 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Tire 22 |
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| B. F. Goodrich |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" wartime ad with a photo of a disabled 30-ton General Sherman tank being pulled onto the back of a heavy-duty trailer. The ad headline asks you to "Meet the dragon wagon" and the text explains how B. F. Goodrich had to develop a tire strong enough to haul a load like this off the battlefield. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 20, 1944 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Wartime 30 |
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| Dayton |
Black and white 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad for their Daytona Performance Tires. The ad has a picture of one of these tires mounted on a spoked rim and the ad headline claims "There's one that's right for Whatever you drive". |
May 1978 Playboy |
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$4.00 |
View Tire 14 |
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| Diamond |
Three color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Blowout Protected Tires. The ad has a drawing of a grim-faced lady wearing goggles and a hat tied tight to her head. The ad headline claims that "Even when they dressed like this for motoring..Quality Tires were marked like this - Diamond". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 28, 1957 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Tire 10 |
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| Firestone |
Black and white 7 1/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Tire Accessories. The ad has a picture of a smiling gentleman in a coat buttoned up at the collar and a driving cap on his head. He is holding a can of their Holdfast All-Rubber Patch Stock and what looks like a curved piece of metal to hold a patch in place until the glue dries. The ad also has drawings of their Hook-on Boot, their Lace-on Boot, a can of Cure-Cut and a can that is tipped over showing a quantity of their Cementless Tube Patches. There is a statement in the ad that explains that the "Most miles per dollar, the Firetone pledge, applies to Firestone Accessories too." |
June 1920 Farm Journal |
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$5.00 |
View Tire 28 |
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| Firestone |
Three color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad that explains some of the Science involved in their Gum-Dipped Balloon Tires. The ad has a picture of a group of people milling around the door of a building with a sign that identifies an Auto Show taking place inside and a headline that proclaims that "All motordom endorses Firestone". The ad explains how "Every fiber of every cord in Firestone Tires is saturated and insulated with rubber" and talks about how these tires are only available through 149 Factory Branches and Warehouses. Shown at the bottom of the ad are samples that show the tread pattern and very short descriptions of four styles of tires, the Firestone, the Oldfield, the Courier and the Airway. |
February 1927 Farm Journal |
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$6.00 |
View Tire 30 |
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| Fisk |
Three color 4 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Red-Top Tires. The ad has a picture of the sleepy little boy holding a Red-Top Tire over his right shoulder and a lit candle in his left hand. The ad headline claims that "Red-Top sales increased five-fold on merit alone" and the ad talks about how these tires survive the lack of good roads in the mountainous South. |
April 1922 Successful Farming |
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$5.00 |
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| Fisk |
Black and white 9" x 12" ad has an overhead photo of a window-washer who has slipped and is hanging from his safety belt with a long drop below him and a smile on his face. The ad headline claims he is "41 stories in the air...yet safe" and the text explains how their new tires have special fabric to prevent blow-outs. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edge of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 1, 1937 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
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| Fisk |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" wartime ad for Fisk Tires. The ad has a cute drawing of a little boy in his sleeper pajamas standing by the side of the road holding a lit candle in one hand and a brand new Fisk Tire in the other. He is trying to talk to a mother hen who is standing by the side of the road with several of her young chicks as a car approaches from the distance. The little boy is saying "Chicken, don't cross that road. He may not be riding on Fisk.". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 21, 1945 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Tire 7 |
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| Fisk |
Three color 9 1/2" x 12" ad for the brand of tires you should buy when it's time to Re-Tire. The ad has a picture of the Fisk Boy standing next to the back bumper of a car and the bag of golf clubs and fishing equipment that have been unloaded from the trunk. The ad headline warns that "It's Time to Re-Tire...and enjoy life again". The ad text urges you, now that the war is over and tires are available again for passenger cars, to regain safety and security when you drive by buying new Fisk tires. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 24, 1946 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Tire 26 |
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| Fisk |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for the long-lasting value of their nylon tires. The ad has a colorful picture of the sleepy little boy holding a lit candle and a Fisk tire. The ad headline, trying to sound like the Maytag repairman, claims that "If a Fisk dealer had to wait for his customers to need a new set of tires, he'd probably go broke waiting. Fortunately, customers have friends." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 19, 1964 Look magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Fisk 23 |
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| General |
Full color 6" x 9 1/2" ad for their New Dual Balloon Blowout Proof Tire. The ad has a colorful drawing of two ladies, one wearing the clothes of an aviator, talking to a man while standing under the wing of an airplane. The ad headline assures us that "General's new Silent Safety Tread adds even greater mileage to the Blowout-Proof Tire". |
May 1934 National Geographic |
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$4.50 |
View Tire 2 |
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| General |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Squeegee-General Tire. The ad has a picture of two girls who have parked their white convertible under a tree full of cherry blossoms and they are busy gathering handfuls. The ad headline claims that "You buy the mileage...but The Peace of Mind is Free". The ad explains how these tires will 'wrinkle' when the brakes are applied and this helps get better traction. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 22, 1939 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Tire 4 |
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| General |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their new tire made with Nygen Cord. The ad has a picture of two tugboats going in opposite directions while pulling on rope tied around one of these tires. The ad headline explains that "Two powerful N.Y. harbor tugs couldn't break General Nygen!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 1954 Holiday |
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$4.00 |
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| General |
Three color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Jet-Air Tires. The ad has a picture of one of these tires on a red car and the ad headline calls them "The only premium-quality tire in the low-price field". The features that the ad brags about are the fact that it has twin treads, Nygen cord and Odessa rubber. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 8, 1962 Look magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Tire 24 |
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| General |
Three color 9" x 12" ad for their Dual 90 Puncture-sealing Tires. Against a red background the ad shows a tire that is rolling toward a nail that is standing straight up in the road. The ad headline promises that "The incredible puncture-sealing General Dual 90 takes care of itself - and you!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 1, 1965 Look magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Tire 12 |
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| General |
Full color 9 1/4" x 12 1/2" ad for their tires that are now made with Hi-Density Rubber and Nygen Cord. The ad has a picture of a mounted tire with a large whitewall shown against a green background. The ad headline identifies it as "The tubeless tire that's rolling up terrific mileages". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
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$4.00 |
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| Goodrich |
Black and white 7" x 11" ad for their Silvertown Cord Tires. The ad has a picture of a man looking confident as he rests his arm across a brand new Goodrich Silvertown Cord tire. The caption in the picture calls it "America's First Cord Tire" and the ad claims that Goodrich Tires are "Best in the Long Run". |
June 1920 Farm Journal |
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$5.00 |
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| Goodrich |
Three color 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ad for their Safety Silvertown tires with Life-Saver Golden Ply. The ad has a photo of a car that has crashed into a pole and there is a crowd of people standing by the car. There is a smaller group standing by the ambulance talking to the police officer who is on the scene. One witness is telling the officer "They had a blow-out! Their car shot off the road - right into a pole. It was terrible.". The ad headline claims that their "New Tire ends Blow-Out Fear - Gives months of extra wear." |
April 1934 National Geographic |
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$5.00 |
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| Goodrich |
Three color 7 1/2" x 11 1/4" ad for the tire that helps keep people safer from tire blowouts. The ad has a picture of a scene of an accident and the police are talking to a man who was in the car behind a car that suffered a tragic blowout. The ad is quoting him as saying "I was riding right behind them - I heard the bang. Then crash...I'm glad my tires have the new Golden Ply invention that protects me from blow-outs.". The ad headline says "Here's how you can be 3 times safer from Blow-Outs...and get months of extra tire mileage FREE." It explains that the heat inside of a tire is what causes the blow-outs and the Safety Silvertown tires from Goodrich have a Golden Ply built into the tire to resist heat. |
July 1934 Better Homes & Gardens |
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$5.00 |
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| Goodyear |
Black and white 6 1/2" x 9 3/4" ad for their No-Rim-Cut Tires. The ad has a diagram that compares this new-style tire with the Ordinary Clincher Tires and shows how these new tires will prevent you from destroying your tires when you ride on them once they become flat. A lot of interesting information to be read in this ad including the fact that "64 leading motor car makers have contracted this year for Goodyear No-Rim-Cut Tires". This was in the beginning of the motor car era when it seemed like each state had a half dozen car makers. |
May 1911 The World's Work |
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$5.00 |
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| Goodyear |
Black and white 7 1/2" x 11 1/2" ad for the new style of tires that is sweeping the nation, Tires with Air. The ad headline tells us that "The Public Wants Airwheels - Here's Why!" and goes into detail documenting how the transition from solid to air tires was made. There are pictures with captions that describe when Airwheels were first used on Airplanes, Buses, Farm Equipment and when they became available as changeovers on cars and as original equipment. The ad includes an interesting array of Benefits and Features that drivers received when finally switching over to this style of tire. |
March 1934 Better Homes & Gardens |
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$5.00 |
View Tire 31 |
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| Goodyear |
Black and white 7 1/4" x 11 1/4" ad for the development of the G3 Tread. The ad headline introduces "The G3 Mystery" and talks about "How Third Degree methods developed an astonishing New tire". The ad has a picture that shows the unusual tread design of this new tire and has several pictures that show engineers looking the tire over. The text of the ad gives comparisons and statistics that tell the story about what this tire is supposedly capable of and the claim is that it doesn't cost any more to buy. |
July 1934 Better Homes & Tires |
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$5.00 |
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| Goodyear |
Black and white 9 1/4" x 12 1/2" ad for their LifeGuard Tubes. The ad has a picture of a worried man watching as a doctor and a nurse wheel someone away while he thinks "-and I'm to blame!". The ad reminds us that "For safety's sake, remember; There is no such thing as a Blowout Proof Tire!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 28, 1937 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
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| Goodyear |
Full color 9 1/4" x 13" ad for their Lifeguard Tires. The ad has a picture of a car on a country road that is labeled as having an all-steel body, safety glass, 4-wheel brakes and a question mark over the tires. The ad headline warns you that "Most cars have these 3 safety features...The 4th is up to you". The information in this ad explains how these "Lifeguards make a blowout harmless". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 30, 1945 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Kelly-Springfield |
Black and white 6 1/4" x 10" ad for their tires. The ad has a picture of a horse-drawn wagon with rubber-coated wheels and a close-up of one of these wheels/tires. The ad claims that "After a vehicle tire has persistently made good for over twelve years, it isn't necessary to do more than remind you of the name - Kelly-Springfield". |
September 1908 The World's Work |
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$5.00 |
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| Lee of Conshohocken |
Black and white 5 3/4" x 9 1/4" ad that wishes a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone as well as showing the readers their Lee Shoulderbilt Tire. This ad from the Lee Tire & Rubber Company of Conshohocken, PA talks about how half the people employed by them have been so for over fifteen years. This ad, written two years before the Depression, talks about how Thanksgiving should mean more than an overstuffed stomach. One sentence that I found interesting is "The Nation's health has improved and business in general is above the average, in spite of the 'croakers'". |
October 1927 The Atlantic Monthly |
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$5.00 |
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| Mohawk |
Black and white 6 1/2" x 9 3/4" ad for the Mohawk Flat Tread Special Balloon Tire. The ad has a close-up picture of the tread on this tire and claims that if you have four of these tires on your car you will have "A Thousand Shock Absorbers" between your car and the road. |
April 1930 National Geographic |
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$5.00 |
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| U.S. Royal |
Three color 9 1/4" x 12 1/2" ad for their Tiger Paws Tires. The ad has a drawing of several tigers that are shaped like the front end of a certain Pontiac high performance car, being unloaded from a car hauler. The ad headline informs us that these are "Standard equipment on Pontiac's tiger: Tiger Paws" and mentions the new Pontiac GTO. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 17, 1964 Life magazine & April 25, 1964 Saturday Evening Post |
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$4.00 |
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| U.S. Royal |
Three color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Tiger Paws Tires. The ad has a drawing of a tiger with a face like the hood and windshield of a car taking a curve at high speed. The ad headline warns you "Don't get tires. Get tiger paws." The ad text mentions that these tires are standard equipment on the new Pontiac GTO. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 1, 1964 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| United States Rubber Co. |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Royal Master tires. The ad has a picture of the front of a Golfing Country Club and everyone seems to be paying attention to the couple who drove up in the dark car with the Royal Master tires with the wide whitewalls. The ad headline prepares to talk about "Why Royal Master owners get longer, safer drives... and the answer has nothing to do with the golf clubs in their hands. The ad talks about the Skid control, about the blowout protection and about the tempered rubber. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 5, 1941 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Tire 21 |
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| Weed |
Black and white 6 1/2" x 9" ad for their Chain-Jack. The ad has a drawing of a roadster that has a flat tire. While the father is busy changing the tube in the tire his little daughter is working the chain on the jack. The ad has her saying to Dad "Goodness Daddy! You're Slow - The car is already jacked up!". The ad gives specifications for the four sizes that were available along with their prices. |
unknown National Geographic |
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$5.00 |
View Tire 19 |
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| Weed |
Black and white 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" ad for their line of Tire Chains. The ad headline encourages you to "Practive Putting on - Weed Tire Chains in the Garage" and the ad has a picture of a lady watching her husband "hookin' them up". The ad also includes "Three Fundamentals" for installing tire chains. |
February 1921 The World's Work |
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$5.00 |
View Tire 20 |
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