Dunlop. ca. 1895.
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Dunlop. ca. 1895.
“John Boyd Dunlop, a Scottish veterinary surgeon, invented the pneumatic tire in 1888 after noticing that his young son was uncomfortable riding a tricycle on a cobbled road. Convinced that its solid-rubber tires were causing the problem, he wrapped them in thin sheets of rubber, which he then inflated with an air pump to create a cushioning effect. In 1889 Dunlop opened his first tire factory in Dublin and, in 1893, a plant in Hanau, Germany. By 1895, he was selling products in France and Canada. In 1898, having outgrown the Dublin factory, the company opened a facility in Coventry, England, and, four years later, moved production to Birmingham. In this image Dunlop, with cane and doffing his top hat, stands beside the tire-shaped letter O; rising behind the enormous letters is the Dunlop factory and, below, a list of Dunlop products, including ‘tires for bicycles, motorcycles, cars, and solid tires for trucks’” (Discount, p. 54). Rare!
Size: 25 x 19 in./63.4 x 48.2 cm
Condition: B/ Slight tears at folds and edges.
Printer: Publicité Doumenq-Lochard
Reference: Discount, p. 54
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Automobiles
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Price: $1320 (starting bid + 20% buyer’s premium)
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Dunlop. ca. 1895.
“John Boyd Dunlop, a Scottish veterinary surgeon, invented the pneumatic tire in 1888 after noticing that his young son was uncomfortable riding a tricycle on a cobbled road. Convinced that its solid-rubber tires were causing the problem, he wrapped them in thin sheets of rubber, which he then inflated with an air pump to create a cushioning effect. In 1889 Dunlop opened his first tire factory in Dublin and, in 1893, a plant in Hanau, Germany. By 1895, he was selling products in France and Canada. In 1898, having outgrown the Dublin factory, the company opened a facility in Coventry, England, and, four years later, moved production to Birmingham. In this image Dunlop, with cane and doffing his top hat, stands beside the tire-shaped letter O; rising behind the enormous letters is the Dunlop factory and, below, a list of Dunlop products, including ‘tires for bicycles, motorcycles, cars, and solid tires for trucks’” (Discount, p. 54). Rare!
Size: 25 x 19 in./63.4 x 48.2 cm
Condition: B/ Slight tears at folds and edges.
Printer: Publicité Doumenq-Lochard
Reference: Discount, p. 54
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Automobiles
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