Vintage Salesman Sample Tire Vulcanizing Machine Venetian 1930s panel from a MobilOil

1930s panel from a MobilOil engine oil crate

The top drawer measures 73" x 22" x 2"H

Notes: Signed and dated by artist

This piece has a few chips in the paint

It may require gas or a new transformer

Vintage Salesman Sample Tire Vulcanizing Machine Venetian 1930s panel from a MobilOilVintage tire manufacturing and repair machine salesman sample. This piece would have been shopped around to various service stations and garages. Its purpose was to vulcanize tires, which, for the uninitiated, is a process where rubber (natural or synthetic) is heated to roughly 150 and treated with sulfur to harden the material. For garages and service stations across the country, this was a practical and cost effective way to repair tires,