Description: (Transportation) Goodrich Company: The Story of the Goodrich Road Marker: Stapled wraps. Goodrich Company, Akron, OH. 0. B&W Illustrations: 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good+ This is a trade sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is some light creasing to the bottom spine end and top front corner. The text pages are clean and bright. Laid-in is a sheet about Goodrich Road Markers on the Pacific Coast. Only one copy of this is listed on OCLC - at Harvard University. "Seizing an advertising stroke of genius, the B. F. Goodrich Tire Company took the initiative to create road signs for the traveling public. The earliest road signs were made from sheets of metal with dimples in them to create letters and numbers. Later versions were then coated with porcelain and painted bright colors to help them stand out and last longer. Warning signs were typically round with a red background and white lettering for things such as railroad crossings. Signs giving directions were also circular but had a blue back-ground. Arrows would then point in the direction of a town with the town name and distance in miles printed on them. Lastly, all of these signs had the words Goodrich on top and Tires on the bottom to help promote the rubber tire maker. " (from Vanderbilt Cup Races website) #45803 $275 All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and International shipping are also available. We offer combined shippping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund Books or ephemera will be well packed to protect from damage during shipping.
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Author: Goodrich Company
Book Title: The Story of the Goodrich Road Marker
Cover: Stapled wraps
Language: English
Publisher: Goodrich Company
Publication Year: 0
Place Published: Akron, OH
Topic: Transportation
Format: Stapled wraps
Edition: 1st Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Book Condition: Very Good+
Defects: This is a trade sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers, and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and, was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of, the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is some, light creasing to the bottom spine end and top front corner., The text pages are clean and bright. Laid-in is a sheet about, Goodrich Road Markers on the Pacific Coast. Only one copy of, this is listed on OCLC - at Harvard University. "Seizing an, advertising stroke of genius, the B. F. Goodrich Tire Company, took the initiative to create road signs for the traveling, public. The earliest road signs were made from sheets of metal, with dimples in them to create letters and numbers. Later, versions were then coated with porcelain and painted bright, colors to help them stand out and last longer. Warning signs, were typically round with a red background and white lettering, for things such as railroad crossings. Signs giving directions, were also circular but had a blue back-ground. Arrows would, then point in the direction of a town with the town name and, distance in miles printed on them. Lastly, all of these signs, had the words Goodrich on top and Tires on the bottom to help, promote the rubber tire maker. " (from Vanderbilt Cup Races, website)
Illustration Type: B&W Illustrations
Binding: Stapled wraps
Subject: Transportation
Place of Publication: Akron, OH
Year Printed: 0
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
