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ORIGINAL! RARE ! EARLY AUTOMOBILE WHEEL WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND AKRON OHIO TIRE c1910 PHOTO
RARE ! EARLY AUTOMOBILE WHEEL WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM USING AND AKRON OHIO MADE TIRE c1910 PHOTOGRAPH. THE WHEEL-BRAKE SYSTEM DISPLAYED FOR THE PHOTO IS POSSIBLY A DEVELOPMENTALPROTOTYPE OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE AND INVENTOR MALCOLM LOUGHEAD (b.1886-d.1958) (OF LOCKHEED CORP. FAME) WHO PATENTED HYDRAULIC BRAKESIN 1917USING ONE MASTER HYDRAULICCYLINDER (USED IN DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILES OF THE TIME.)
MAN STANDS POSING WITH A VERY EARLY AUTOMOBILE WOOD SPOKE WHEEL INCORPORATING A MULTI HYDRAULICCYLINDERWHEEL BRAKE SYSTEMAND AKRON, OHIO TIRE c1910.
ON THE WALL OF THE TIRE ITSELF THE WORDS AKRON, OHIO CAN BE DISCERNED ALONG WITH OTHER LETTERS THAT ARE NOT DISCERNIBLE.
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Shano & Shaus
BROADWAY
OAKLAND. (CALIFORNIA)
SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST
OUTER MOUNT DEMENSIONS: 7" x 9"
CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE OVERALL WITH SOME HANDLING FROM ITS 114+ YEARS.
(please see pictures).
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