Vintage Salesman Sample Tire Vulcanizing Machine Venetian 1950 Men's restroom porcelain sign

1950 Men's restroom porcelain sign with a glossy finish and black lettering shows signs of wear

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

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Splits into two pieces

It may require gas or a new transformer

Vintage Salesman Sample Tire Vulcanizing Machine Venetian 1950 Men's restroom porcelain signVintage 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,