Filling the vulcanizer with the molds
Title
Filling the vulcanizer with the molds
Subject
Tire industry--Massachusetts--Chicopee
Description
A worker presses his hand on a stack of molds while he waits for the cover to be lowered onto the vulcanizer. When the cover is secure, heat and steam will be piped into the vulcanizer, causing the rubber to harden and expand against the molds. This expansion in the molds gave the tire its desired shape including the numbers and lettering on the tire.
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
FTC16
Original Format
Photographs
Files
Collection
Citation
“Filling the vulcanizer with the molds,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed December 22, 2024, https://chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/4084.