Vintage Salesman Sample Tire Vulcanizing Machine Venetian 32" H with 13" D

32" H with 13" D

Notes: Signed and dated by artist

This item was one of a number of counterfeit pieces that attempted to be passed as original at a time when interest in Mayans and Aztecs was at its peak

The top drawer measures 73" x 22" x 2"H

This piece features a wrap-around graphic that depicts Native American peace pipe imagery in addition to a playing card

Vintage Salesman Sample Tire Vulcanizing Machine Venetian 32" H with 13" DVintage tire manufacturing and repair machine salesman sample. This piece would have been shopped around to various service stations and garages. Its purpose was to vulcanize tires, which, for the uninitiated, is a process where rubber (natural or synthetic) is heated to roughly 150 and treated with sulfur to harden the material. For garages and service stations across the country, this was a practical and cost effective way to repair tires,