Re: PESO: non-skid

2011-10-29 Thread mike wilson
On 30/10/2011 01:08, Peter McIntosh wrote: Hi guys, Spotted this tyre tread on an early-20's Ford at the Swan hill Stem Festival earlier this year. http://www.pbase.com/image/139239263 Comments most welcome! A Firestone. http://www.firestone100.com/history/first_pop2c.html Nowadays, it would

Re: PESO: non-skid

2011-10-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 29, 2011, at 22:35 , mike wilson wrote: > On 30/10/2011 01:08, Peter McIntosh wrote: >> Hi guys, >> >> Spotted this tyre tread on an early-20's Ford at the Swan hill Stem >> Festival earlier this year. >> >> http://www.pbase.com/image/139239263 >> >> Comments most welcome! > > A Firest

Re: PESO: non-skid

2011-10-30 Thread Peter McIntosh
On 30 October 2011 16:35, mike wilson wrote: > > A Firestone. http://www.firestone100.com/history/first_pop2c.html > Nowadays, it would have to say "Non Roll" or "Non Burst".  No excuse for it > to be such a shocking state. > http://store.cokertire.com/tire-styles/bias-ply-tires/non-skid/34x4-fire

Re: PESO: non-skid

2011-10-30 Thread Peter McIntosh
On 31 October 2011 08:54, Joseph McAllister wrote: > > > Depending on how it is mounted, you could read it better just before you were > run over, or just afterward. > > Or the photographer could have walked around to the other side to take the > picture. > > Irregardless, it left an impression

Re: PESO: non-skid

2011-10-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 30, 2011, at 15:40 , Peter McIntosh wrote: > Didn't think of flipping it. You're right - there's nothing in the > background that would prove objectionable to a flip. I'll play later. You're right. The 'N' in the background is still reversed. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://

Re: PESO: non-skid

2011-10-31 Thread mike wilson
On 30/10/2011 23:40, Peter McIntosh wrote: On 30 October 2011 16:35, mike wilson wrote: A Firestone. http://www.firestone100.com/history/first_pop2c.html Nowadays, it would have to say "Non Roll" or "Non Burst". No excuse for it to be such a shocking state. http://store.cokertire.com/tire-sty