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Kelly-Springfield Tire Company
http://www.kellytires.com
Kelly-Springfield Tire Company History:
The Kelly-Springfield Tire Company was founded in
Springfield, Ohio by Edwin Kelly and Arthur Grant in 1894.
Edwin Kelly originally called the company The Rubber
Tire Wheel Company because it made rubber carriage wheels.
Arthur Grant was issued US patent 554675 for his solid
rubber tire in a rim channel. The tire was held on the
wheel by two longitudinal wires embedded in the rubber and
forming a circle of smaller circumference than the tire.
The tire was an instant success because the rubber stayed
on the wheel and the compound was of good quality.
The company was sold to the McMillin group in 1899 for
$1,200,000. Arthur Grant received $166,000 in stock and
$33,000 in cash for his share of the company. The
McMillion group renamed the new company Consolidated
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