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This is another picture of the Fawick Flyer discussed in a recent post. These Firestone tires with “NON-SKID” embossed in the tread are reproduced today, but these advertisements for the originals were published in 1913:
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While looking for information on the original Firestones, I found many early advertisements for different brands of tires with interesting treads. Here are just a few:
![](https://i0.wp.com/americancarhistorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Braender-2.jpg?resize=525%2C877&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/americancarhistorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/content-4.jpg?resize=525%2C879&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/americancarhistorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/content-5.jpg?resize=525%2C879&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/americancarhistorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/content3-2.png?resize=525%2C902&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/americancarhistorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/converse-2.jpg?resize=525%2C895&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/americancarhistorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cornhusker-2.png?resize=525%2C893&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/americancarhistorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cupples-2.jpg?resize=525%2C814&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/americancarhistorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/curtis-2.jpg?resize=525%2C834&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/americancarhistorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mead-2.jpg?resize=525%2C879&ssl=1)