FIRESTONE 1934 CHICAGO\'S WORLDS FAIR TIRE ASHTRAY
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FIRESTONE 1934 CHICAGO\'S WORLDS FAIR TIRE ASHTRAY :
$35.00
The exact date of the “first” rubber tire ashtray is unknown.Collectors assume the early 1920s, a period when rubber novelties enjoyed great popularity.
Tire manufacturers used the rubber tire ashtray as a promotional item.Hundreds of examples are known.The standard sizes vary from 5 1/2in to 6in in diameter, with tire width ranging from 1 to 1 1/4in wide.Smaller examples, 3 1/4in in diameter, and larger examples, up to 8in in diameter, are the most desirable.While the tires have a defined grooved pattern, it is not clear if the pattern duplicates the tread pattern of their full-size counterparts.
Tire manufacturers often issued a different “model” each year.In addition to changing the pattern of the tire tread, the insert color and insert text also varied.While the clear glass insert is most common, amber, blue, green, and other color inserts can be found.The rubber tire ashtray faded from the scene in the late 1970s / early 1980s.
FIRESTONE 1934 CHICAGO\'S WORLDS FAIR TIRE ASHTRAY :
$35.00