Cutting tire cord on a table

Title

Cutting tire cord on a table

Subject

Tire industry--Massachusetts--Chicopee

Description

A worker is cutting a length of cord at an angle or on the bias. Tire cord had to be cut at a 45 degree angle because the fabric threads were woven at this angle. This angle weave of the cord proved to be more durable than a square weave.

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

FTC05

Original Format

Photographs

Files

FTC05.jpg

Citation

“Cutting tire cord on a table,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed March 19, 2024, https://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/4073.