Found it in an attic....

[40Pickup]

Sorry guys, maybe a little of topic but could not resist!
Found this old tire, I was totally floored for this fine tire pattern!
Fisk Rygby 5:00 x 20 ".
Yeah, I know, I have a few gnomes in my attic!

Jorgen








So nice,

[moefuzz]

Looks like a good tire, has less cracking than a 3 year old Goodyear.

[JM 35 Sedan]

That would make a nice display tire on one of those small sheet metal tire stands used back in the day.

[moefuzz]

If you want that tire to look factory "new" again,
sandblast it's surfaces. -Including the treads.
You will be pleasantly surprised!

(When I sandblast rims, I leave the tires on them -works great)

[40Pickup]

Thanks for the suggestions!

Jorgen

[done4]

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Very cool, nice find!

[RalphG]

Looks well preserved. Better than the old wide white wall Atlas that I have out in the shop. Mine is a fifties vintage 6.70x15. After many years outdoors it is well cracked up but I am thinking of installing it on a wheel just for display purposes. I think it might hold a few pounds of air without blowing up.:-)

[GB SISSON]

That is a work of art! I love old tires and have some cool ones, but not that cool. I have started a collection of rubber tire ash trays to save space, but I'd love to find a beauty like that in MY attic. That airplane logo is killin' me.

[Lawson Cox]

Wow, what a find. No art work that on modern rubber. What a shame.

[Fibber Mcgee]

Originally Posted by Lawson Cox

Wow, what a find. No art work that on modern rubber. What a shame.

I don't think companies today are concerned about how there products look, I think the modern style is functionality ,of which I'm not a fan.

[butch1928]

In the 1950's u s royal made tires with all the rubber from the whitewall to the tread in colors. I think it came in blue, green and brown. I remember cleaning them when working in a car wash. If anyone has one it sure would be nice to see a picture of one. (16 th street car wash)

[moefuzz]

For a tire that was probably produced in the late 20's or early 30's,
it is amazingly good condition.
This just proves that ~100 years ago they manufactured tire/compounds which could last...
..but now they choose to mix compounds that will begin to crack in just a few years irregardless of having only a few miles on it.

[FrankWest]

Very nice! Especially airplane image!! Unique. Clean up and hang on wall in rec room.

[Kube]

Originally Posted by moefuzz

For a tire that was probably produced in the late 20's or early 30's,
it is amazingly good condition.
This just proves that ~100 years ago they manufactured tire/compounds which could last...
..but now they choose to mix compounds that will begin to crack in just a few years irregardless of having only a few miles on it.

Really? Are you old enough to recall buying new tires after 15,000 miles or so as they were worn out? Now, 60,000 miles is typically had and even up to 80,000.
Um, I'll take the new tires with that "horrible" compound you elude to any day.

[Vic Piano]

Back around 1978, I was in an E.J. Korvets Auto Center one day, looking for a set of tires for my '53 Ford Sunliner (in '53, the Convertible and Station Wagons came equipped with 7.10 x 15's). I actually found a set of five Fisk wide white wall tires in that size. I bought them, had them mounted, etc. and the following weekend I drove to a car show where I must have had half a dozen guys ask me if I would sell them the tires... As I recall, I ran those tires for a good number of years...

[39portlander]

Originally Posted by Kube

Really? Are you old enough to recall buying new tires after 15,000 miles or so as they were worn out? Now, 60,000 miles is typically had and even up to 80,000.
Um, I'll take the new tires with that "horrible" compound you elude to any day.

Got to agree with The Kube as I had worked as a tire tech for Goodyear in my younger years. The big reason for the cracking is that damn "tire shine shit" that people spray of their wheels. Reacts with the sun/heat and breaks down the rubber compound.

Have run the Firestone trasforce HT's on so many 1/2ton vehicles averaging 40+ with no cracks. Opp's sorry to stir the pot, have a "happy new year" Nice pictures.

[itslow]

Originally Posted by moefuzz

...This just proves that ~100 years ago they manufactured tire/compounds which could last...
..but now they choose to mix compounds that will begin to crack in just a few years irregardless of having only a few miles on it.

It does not prove anything other than it was stored away from ozone and UV radiation, which are two major causes for rubber degradation.

If you look at the photo, you can also spot cracking between the tread blocks. Tire has zero miles on it!

Let's use some common sense here. It's ridiculous to think the modern rubber compounds are not improved over the natural rubber compound tires of old.

[41panelmark]

Looks like the tires on one of my old Model T's only much better. Thanks for sharing.