March, 1912 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
No-Rim-Cut Tires 
Proved Average Oversize, 16.7% 
Goodyear No-Rim-Cut Tires are advertised as 
“10% oversize.” And we claim that this over¬ 
size adds 25% to the tire mileage. 
The actual oversize, over five leading makes, 
was lately found to average 16.7 fo. Note the 
table below. 
Comparison of Sizes 
Between 
Six Leading Makes of 
Tires 
No- 
No- 
Rated 
Cubic 
Rim-Cut 
Rated 
Cubic 
lim-Cut 
Size Make 
Cap'ty 
O'ersize 
Size Make 
Cap’ty 
O’ersize 
30.x3 1 — No-Riin-Cut 
489 in. 
34x4 1 — No-Rim-Cut 
858 in. 
402 “ 
21.5% 
• ‘ 0 _ 
702 ■■ 
12.5% 
“ 3—. 
381 
29.4% 
3—. 
760 “ 
12.7% 
“ 4—. 
371 “ 
31.8% 
“ 4—. 
733 “ 
17.0% 
“ 5 — . 
383 " 
27.5% 
“ 5 — . 
S22 “ 
4.3% 
“ 6— . 
365 “ 
34.0% 
6—. 
794 “ 
8.0% 
32.\3V. 1—No-Rim-Cut 
637 “ 
30x4% 1—No-Rim-Cut 
1190 “ 
“ 2—. 
603 ’• 
5.5% 
•* 9 _ 
966 “ 
23.0% 
“ 3—. 
577 “ 
10.4% 
“ 3—. 
1064 “ 
11.8% 
“ 4 - 
536 “ 
18.6% 
“ 4—. 
1025 “ 
16.0% 
‘ ‘ 5 —. 
577 “ 
10.4% 
“ 5 —. 
1055 “ 
12 .6% 
“ 6—. 
546 “ 
16.5% 
“ 6—. 
1080 “ 
10.3% 
Average No-Rim-Cut Oversize, 16 . 7 % 
Oversize is not measured by calipers. It is 
measured by air capacity. Air carries the load. 
The figures here show the cubic capacities. 
Only three tires in these twenty comparisons 
came within 10% of our size. 
That’s because No-Rim-Cut tires have the 
hookless base. Your removable rim flanges, with 
these tires, turn outward instead of inward. 
Thus the tire has an extra flare. 
Oversize means over-tired. It means extra 
carrying capacity without overloading. 
It means to save blow-outs—to increase tire 
mileage — to cut down tire expense. 
Yet these oversize tires, which can’t rim-cut, 
cost no more than other standard tires. 
That’s why they outsell all others. 
Adopted This Year by 127 Leading Makers 
For the year igio, 44 leading motor car 
makers contracted for Goodyear tires. 
For the year 1911, 64 makers came to 
them. 
For this year we have contracts from the 
makers of 127 leading cars. 
Last year we sold more automobile tires 
than in the previous 12 years put together. 
The sales in late years have doubled 
over and over, as users have found the 
tires out. 
Goodyear No-Rim-Cut tires now far out¬ 
sell any other tires in existence. Our pres¬ 
ent capacity is 3,800 tires daily. 
Done by Users 
This overwhelming demand has been 
quickly created by the men who have used 
these tires. 
Tens of thousands of users told tens of 
thousands of others how their tire bills 
were cut in two. 
And last year we sold enough of these 
tires to completely equip 102,000 cars. 
Average Saving, $20 Per Tire 
We don’t intend to make over-claims re¬ 
garding these patented tires. The facts 
alone are sufficient. 
With these, as with all tires, the service 
rendered depends on proper , use. 
But these tires can’t be rim-cut. And 
statistics show that 23 per cent of all ruined 
clincher tires have been rim-cut. 
That saving is sure. 
It is also a known fact that 10 per cent 
oversize, under average conditions, adds 25 
per cent to the tire mileage. 
And No-Rim-Cut tires, as shown above, 
average more than 10 per cent oversize. 
It is safe to say that these two features 
together, under average conditions, save 
$20 per tire. 
What We Control 
We control by patent the only practical 
way to get rid of the hooked-base tire. 
No-Rim-Cut tires are not hooked to the 
rims. So you simply reverse your re¬ 
movable rim flanges and let them curve 
outward. 
That gives a resting edge which cannot 
cut the tire, even when run flat. 
It gives an extra flare which permits the 
oversize. 
.-\nd it doubles the ease of removing the 
tire when you need to. 
But back of these features lies a tire 
perfected by 13 years of tests. 
Year after year, on a tire testing ma¬ 
chine, we have compared formulas and fab¬ 
rics. methods and processes, until the Good¬ 
year tire has been brought close to per¬ 
fection. 
By actually wearing out tires under every 
road condition, we have learned how to 
make the most durable tires. 
Double-Thick Treads 
Now these tires, if wanted, come with 
double-thick Non-Skid treads. 
That means an extra tread of very 
tough rubber, vulcanized onto the regular. 
This extra tread consists of deep-cut, 
sharp-cut blocks. They present to the 
road surface countless edges and angles, 
causing a bulldog grip. 
A moment’s comparison with other non- 
skids will show the Goodyear's enormous 
advantage. - 
All of these features —each the best of 
its kind —are found in Goodyear No-Rim- 
Cut tires. 
That’s- why these tires now dominate the 
field. Every motor car owner who makes 
a comparison is simply bound to insist on 
them. - 
Our new Tire Book is ready. It is filled 
with facts, Eased on 13 years of tire making, 
which every tire user should know. Ask us 
to mail it to you. 
Good^^ar 
No-Rim-Cut Tires 
With or Without Non-Skid Treads 
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, AKRON, OHIO 
Branches and Agencies in 103 Principal Cities. We Make All Kinds of Rubber Tires, Tire Accessories and Repair Outfits 
Main Canadian Office, Toronto, Ont. Canadian Factory, Bowmanville, Ont. 
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