I'd say this was a beadbreaking tool, but I don't think the tires of that period had beads that sealed to the rim like modern tires. So I'm not sure how this tool would be used.
Solved! Bottom; ad from the Automobile Trade Journal. (thanks, Dave...)
It may be for "clincher" type tires. Some motorcycles and cars had them. They were a bear to break lose. I helped a friend with a tire on a Ner-a-car motor bike. Don't want to do that again.
Here's an ad that shows it in use, with a block of wood:
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Makes sense when you see it that way and only a buck, delivered. I guess the even dollar made mail order easy.
Thank you, I hadn't considered applying it from inside the rim between the spokes.
ReplyDeleteIt may be for "clincher" type tires. Some motorcycles and cars had them. They were a bear to break lose. I helped a friend with a tire on a Ner-a-car motor bike. Don't want to do that again.
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