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- Tire-Mounting Machine, 1938 - Ford worker Ingvald Ekse built this prototype tire-mounting machine from spare parts in 1938. At the time, most tires relied on a separate inner tube to maintain pressure. Replacing a damaged tube meant removing the tire from the rim and then remounting it after a new tube was installed. This machine helped seat the tire's bead properly along the wheel's rim.
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Tire-Mounting Machine, 1938
Ford worker Ingvald Ekse built this prototype tire-mounting machine from spare parts in 1938. At the time, most tires relied on a separate inner tube to maintain pressure. Replacing a damaged tube meant removing the tire from the rim and then remounting it after a new tube was installed. This machine helped seat the tire's bead properly along the wheel's rim.