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Harvey S. Firestone (born Dec. 20, 1868, Columbiana, Ohio, U.S.—died Feb. 7, 1938, Miami Beach, Fla.) was an American industrialist noted for his establishment of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, which was for some 80 years a major U.S. tire manufacturer. Firestone reportedly had driven the first rubber-tired buggy in Detroit, while ...
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires [2] for fire apparatus, [3] and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.
Aug 3, 2022 · August 3, 1900. The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company was incorporated in Akron, Ohio. Harvey S, Firestone (1868-1938), with only a dozen employees to help him, formally launched a state-of-the-art business for making more durable and efficient tires for horse-drawn wagons and buggies.
Industry: Automotive & Aerospace. Era: 1900. By securing a large tire order from Henry Ford in 1906, and aggressively promoting his tires in automobile races, Firestone was able to grow his company’s sales from $100,000 in 1901 to $15 million in 1913, joining the ranks of the “Big Five” of the tire industry. Firestone created the ...
Inducted 1974. Founded Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. Promoted road improvements, contributing to the development of long-distance trucking. Popularized the use of pneumatic tires on motor vehicles, including the Model T Ford. Harvey Firestone stretched his imagination — and his resources — to become a leading force in the automotive industry.
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views 1,673,738 updated. Firestone, Harvey S. (1868-1938) Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. Overview. Industrialist Harvey Firestone established a rubber tire company with only a little cash and a fairly new patent in the rubber capital of the world, Akron, Ohio.
Harvey Samuel Firestone Sr. was an American businessman, and the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires.
