Lorrain.
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- Apr 29, 2011
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couple of antique items found deep in wet sand yesterday; a gold bracelet today
This week, I'm having to hunt between short spurts of sunshine, and threatening thunderstorms.
Yesterday's hunt yielded clads and two interesting items; some kind of ornate ? wall/? door decoration
..............and an antique tire pressure gauge( circa early 1900's)
Gauge has a lot of inscriptions around the barrel.
After electrolysis and a bit of soaking, I can see the following inscribed all around the barrel of this item IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE
MANUFACTURED BY
SCHRADERS SON, INC
BROOKLYN NEW YORK
SUPPLIED TO
THE FISK RUBBER COMPANY
FISK TIRES
TIRE SUNDRIES
CHICOPEE FALLS MASS
PATD JULY 1909 ----------- (many numerals) PATENT PENDING
SCHRADERS UNIVERSAL
MANUFACTURED IN USA
Here's a bit of info on the Fisk Rubber Company of years ago for those who may be interested:
The origins of the Fisk Company are somewhat obscure, but, as far as is known, Noyes W. Fisk purchased a company in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1898. The firm he bought had produced bicycle tires and other rubber items. He continued the business under his own name, and branched out with-his first automobile tire in 1899. By 1916 the Fisk plant at Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts was making some 5,000 tires a day. The tire business, along with numerous other enterprises, fell upon hard times during the depression. Nevertheless, Fisk introduced its new Safti,Flight tire in 1930, and it proved to be an impressive success.
On June 7 2006 the newspaper The Republican published this (as part of the history of Chicopee Falls): Chicopee's industrial history was highlighted by business leaders who captured national attention at the turn of the century. Noyes Fisk purchased a small soap factory, and in less than 20 years, employed 3,000 people. Fisk was selling the most popular passenger car tire in America - the fabled Red Top.
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Today was a late afternoon hunt, which yielded the usual clads, a fishing lure and a pretty ( I think) 10 K bracelet
Here's some pics
Thanks for looking
Lorraine
This week, I'm having to hunt between short spurts of sunshine, and threatening thunderstorms.
Yesterday's hunt yielded clads and two interesting items; some kind of ornate ? wall/? door decoration
..............and an antique tire pressure gauge( circa early 1900's)Gauge has a lot of inscriptions around the barrel.
After electrolysis and a bit of soaking, I can see the following inscribed all around the barrel of this item IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE
MANUFACTURED BY
SCHRADERS SON, INC
BROOKLYN NEW YORK
SUPPLIED TO
THE FISK RUBBER COMPANY
FISK TIRES
TIRE SUNDRIES
CHICOPEE FALLS MASS
PATD JULY 1909 ----------- (many numerals) PATENT PENDING
SCHRADERS UNIVERSAL
MANUFACTURED IN USA
Here's a bit of info on the Fisk Rubber Company of years ago for those who may be interested:
The origins of the Fisk Company are somewhat obscure, but, as far as is known, Noyes W. Fisk purchased a company in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1898. The firm he bought had produced bicycle tires and other rubber items. He continued the business under his own name, and branched out with-his first automobile tire in 1899. By 1916 the Fisk plant at Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts was making some 5,000 tires a day. The tire business, along with numerous other enterprises, fell upon hard times during the depression. Nevertheless, Fisk introduced its new Safti,Flight tire in 1930, and it proved to be an impressive success.
On June 7 2006 the newspaper The Republican published this (as part of the history of Chicopee Falls): Chicopee's industrial history was highlighted by business leaders who captured national attention at the turn of the century. Noyes Fisk purchased a small soap factory, and in less than 20 years, employed 3,000 people. Fisk was selling the most popular passenger car tire in America - the fabled Red Top.
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Today was a late afternoon hunt, which yielded the usual clads, a fishing lure and a pretty ( I think) 10 K bracelet
Here's some pics
Thanks for looking
Lorraine
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