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Clincher Tyre

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August 1905.
July 1906.
April 1908. Advert in French.
1917.

A product of the North British Rubber Co

1890 William Erskine Bartlett, General Manager of the company, took out the Bartlett-Clincher patent on the first detachable pneumatic tyre.

1894 North British Rubber Co advertised the Clincher Tyre for carriages - the company was the sole manufacturer[1]

1896 The company sold the Bartlett (Clincher) patent for pneumatic tyre to the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co [2]. The North British company would continue to make the tyres with payment of a royalty to Dunlop[3]

1909 Advertised the Clincher Motor Tyre - the "White Tyre" made in 4 patterns[4]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times Sept. 22, 1894
  2. ↑ The Morning Post 10 March 1897
  3. ↑ The Times May 12, 1896
  4. ↑ The Times Nov. 13, 1909
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