Anyone else remember this? https://media.gettyimages.com/illustrations/vintage-illustration-of-a-sleepy-young-boy-in-pajamas-holding-a-tire-illustration-id583877468
I never seen that one. do you know what year it is from?
I never have either but it looks to be from the early 1900s.
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I never even heard of Fisk. was it a good tire? it seems to have been around a long time.
Fisk might have been a regional tire brand, but I definitely remember it from my childhood.
Here is another one–which was probably a regional brand, rather than a national brand.
A shop in my town used to display one of these signs when I was a kid.
… and those of “a certain age” should recall Armstrong Tires, which–supposedly–“gripped the road” better than all other tires. In their TV ads, the announcer would declare that “Armstrong tires GRRRRRR-I-P the road”.
do you get a free razor with every tire? LOL
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When my brother and I drove past that Gillette Tire sign, it was inevitable that one of us would say…
Those are really sharp tires!
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All you might want to know about Fisk:
Fisk Rubber Company - Wikipedia
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I remember the Fisk ad and immediately thought of the Armstrong ad too. Can’t remember the Gillette one. I don’t remember going to Gillette Castle either. I think his first name was really King. I don’t know if he was involved in the tire business.
Another one that comes to mind is Remington Tires, which claimed to be “The choice of discriminating buyers”.
I don’t recall if you got a typewriter or an electric shaver as a bonus with your tire purchase.
the ability to stop cuts down on accidents. go figure. so glad they told us. LOL
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The cop in their ad was Captain Obvious.
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Didn’t good year or Firestone I am thinking have a tire called Tiger Paw?
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Firestone had Tiger Paws.
If you filled your tank with Esso’s Tiger Power gasoline and also installed Tiger Paws, you could smell the cat urine from two blocks away.
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Uniroyal tiger paw. they still sell them
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Whoops!
Yes, they were a Uniroyal model name.
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Yep I had the tiger tail sticking out of my tank. 