Tires ready for the vulcanizers in the vulcanizing room
Title
Tires ready for the vulcanizers in the vulcanizing room
Subject
Tire industry--Massachusetts--Chicopee
Description
Cord tires awaiting vulcanization are dangling from metal hooks attached to pulleys. These pulleys ran on an overhead circular track. Because of this round shape, workers at the Fisk Tire Company referred to this section of the vulcanizing room as the "merry-go-round".
Date
[ca. 1920]
Contributor
Edward Bellamy Memorial Association
Is Part Of
The Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Language
English
Coverage
Massachusetts--Hampden (county)--Chicopee
Identifier
FTC09
Original Format
Photographs
Files
Collection
Citation
“Tires ready for the vulcanizers in the vulcanizing room,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed November 21, 2024, https://chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/4077.