BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW, The Story of Synthetic Rubber.
Akron, OH: The B. F. Goodrich Co., (1944). 45p, 11 1/4" x 7 1/2", boards, illustrated with photographs, inner hinge crack beginning, cover edge wear, good.
RUBBER
INDIA RUBBER WORLD.
1929. INDIA RUBBER WORLD. New York: Federated Business Publications, 1929. Vol. 80, No. 3, June 1, 1929. 164p, 12" X 9", wrappers, illus., covers worn and soiled, good. A monthly magazine covering all aspects of the rubber industry, world wide: technical articles, business reviews, patents, trade marks, statistics, book reviews.....
THE MIRACLE OF RUBBER.
THE MIRACLE OF RUBBER. (Akron, Ohio: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, no date 1970's?) 23p, pictorial wraps, illustrated, vg.
PLANTER'S PUNCH.
1955. (AAA) PLANTER'S PUNCH. Harbel, Liberia, W. Africa: Firestone Plantation Co., 1955. Vol. 15, No. IIV, November 1955. 34p., 11" x 8 1/2", illus wrappers, illus, cover soiled, name on front cover, rear cover missing (?), good. An "in house" monthly publication by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company's Liberian.....
THINGS THAT INTEREST FIRESTONE SHAREHOLDERS.
1919. THINGS THAT INTEREST FIRESTONE SHAREHOLDERS, The circle of Firestone stockholders has been so enlarged recently that it seems to your Directors to be an appropriate time for a review of the present proportions of the Rubber Industry and of the Firestone position in the industry. Akron, OH: The Firestone.....
WONDER BOOK OF RUBBER.
Akron, OH: B. F. Goodrich Co., 1932. No pagination (28p), color pictorial wraps, color illustrations, some browning of paper, very good. Comic book focused on rubber.
THE HOUSE OF GOODYEAR.
Akron, OH: Superior Printing & Litho. Co., 1936. Allen, Hugh. THE HOUSE OF GOODYEAR. Akron, OH: Superior Printing & Litho. Co., 1936. 413p, cloth, many illustration, very good in slightly soiled dust jacket with a few small edge tears. Second edition, inscribed by author. Allen was editor of the Akron.....
THE HOUSE OF GOODYEAR.
1949. Allen, Hugh. THE HOUSE OF GOODYEAR. Akron, OH, 1949. 691 plus index and chronology, cloth, many illus., some wear, good. . Allen was editor of the Akron Beacon Journal until 1926 when he joined the public relations dept. of Goodyear.
THE STORY OF THE AIRSHIP.
Akron: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 1931. 71p, pictorial cloth, illustrated, cover soiled, good. 6th edition. A history of development of the airship. Allen was a journalist, editor of the Akron Beacon Journal (1920-26), a member of the public relations depart of the Goodrich Tire and Rubber Co. and the.....
MEN WORKING.
1931. Beasley, Norman. MEN WORKING, A Story of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1931. 296p, cloth, frontis, some wear to edges, vg. 1st edition.
CELLULOSE, CELLULOSE PRODUCTS, AND ARTIFICIAL RUBBER.
1904. Bersch, Joseph. CELLULOSE, CELLULOSE PRODUCTS, AND ARTIFICIAL RUBBER. Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1904. 345p, cloth, illus., inner hinges cracked, paper slightly browned, g-vg. Translated from the German by William T. Brannt. A comprehensive overview of the development of products from cellulose.
BFGOODRICH, Tradition and Transformation, 1870-1995.
Columbus, Oh: Ohio State University Press, 1996. 507p, cloth, illustrated, dust jacket, fine. History of Goodrich from the beginning in 1870. written by two professors of history at OSU, it covers rubber and plastic production to chemical and aerospace products and services. Appendix, notes, index.
GOOSETOWN, Reconstructing an Akron Neighborhood.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2010. 162p, cloth, illustrated (including map), dust jacket, very good. First edition, inscribed by author on title page.Excellent memoir about the author's attempt (with her uncle) to recover memories and history of her earliest years. Goosetown was the German neighborhood in South Akron near.....
GUM-DIPPED, A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2003. 223p, 1/4 cloth, illustrated, dust jacket, very good. First edition. An excellent memoir. Dyer grew up in Firestone Park and her family worked for Firestone from the early 1900's. She recounts both the good and bad times of her father's career with the.....
GUM-DIPPED, A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2003. 223p, paperback, illustrated, very good. An excellent memoir. Dyer grew up in Firestone Park and her family worked for Firestone from the early 1900's. She recounts both the good and bad times of her father's career with the company. Dyer is a professor.....
ROSIE THE RUBBER WORKER, Women Workers in Akron's Rubber Factories During World War II.
Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2000. 176p, 10 1/2" x 8 1/2", cloth, illustrated with photos, fine in dj. 1st edition. Index.
MAN ON THE MOVE, The Story of Transportation.
1967. Firestone, Harvey S. Jr. MAN ON THE MOVE, The Story of Transportation. NY: Putnam, (1967). 318p, cloth, illustrated, a few small tears ti dust jacket edges, very good. First edition.
BARBERTON FRIED CHICKEN, An Ohio Original.
(Charleston, SC): The History Press, (2018). 121p, color pictorial softcover, illustrated with photographs, fine. 1st edition. Bibliography & Index.
WHEELS OF FORTUNE. The Story of Rubber in Akron.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. 359p, 11" x 8 1/2", softcover, many illustrations, very good. Bibliographical references, Index. Forward by Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate from Akron, Ohio. A history of the rubber industry and trade. Originally a year long newspaper series.
WHEELS OF FORTUNE. The Story of Rubber in Akron.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. 359p, 11" x 8 1/2", cloth, many illustrations, very good in dust jacket. First edition. Bibliographical references, Index. Forward by Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate from Akron, Ohio. A history of the rubber industry and trade. Originally a year long newspaper series...
WHEELS OF FORTUNE. The Story of Rubber in Akron.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. 359p, 11" x 8 1/2", softcover, many illustrations, very good. Signed by the authors. Bibliographical references, Index. Forward by Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate from Akron, Ohio. A history of the rubber industry and trade. Originally a year long newspaper series...
STAN HYWET HALL & GARDENS.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2000. Adams, Ian. 194p, 12"x 9", illustrated, vg in dust jacket. 1st edition, signed by author and both photographers. Home of F.A. Seiberling, founder of Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Stan Hywet is considered to be one of the finest examples of Tudor architecture outside.....
A WHALE OF A TERRITORY.
1966. O'Neill, Dennis J. A WHALE OF A TERRITORY, The Story of Bill O'Neill. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1966). 249p, boards, illus., vg in dust jacket. 1st edition. O'Neill was founder of General Tire.
THE GOODYEAR STORY.
Elmsford, NY: Benjamin Company, 1983. 223p, 10" x 7", paperback, many illustrations, vg. 1st edition.
LETTER REGARDING PNEUMATIC TIRES.
1922. Sloper, Thomas. LETTER REGARDING PNEUMATIC TIRES. The Palmer Tyre Ltd., London (England) to J.D. Tew, the B.F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio. T.L.S., letter 2p on letterhead of Palmer Co. Encloses a copy 3p letter of the Provisional Specifications for Thread or Core Tyres, March 6, 1891, minor stains and.....