Vacuum shaping machine. Flat carcasses taken from the storage racks are placed in this vacuum machine in which two things happen. First a combination vacuum suction and squeezing action pulls the tire into the shape it will always have in use. Second, an airbag is forced into the inside to provide inside strength for the curing step. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio
Summary
Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1941
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
Location
Akron (Ohio), 41.08139, -81.51889
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain