Item 3: Testing Cord Fabric for Automobile Tires, Akron, Ohio

Black and white image of a man examining cord fabric for automobile tires. Heavy threads from long-staple cotton are woven into wide sheets of cord fabric; the workman in this image is inspecting the cotton fabric while it is passing over a glass table that has strong lights underneath it. He is examining the material through a magnifiying glass to make sure it is perfect. A sheet of this cotton will eventually be run between heavy rollers and the rubber is pressed in between the threads of the cloth so they are like one piece of material. Many layers of such material are used in a tire. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.