- Pneumatic Tyre — 2022-05-03 16:45:33
…started to catch on. == Onlooker == The paper manufacturer, Harvey du Cros, who was in the crowd at the time, bought Dunlop's patents in 1896 for £3000. Dunlop had in the meantime moved to Dublin, where he manufactured bicycle frames in colla…
…boration with a local firm, Bowden and Gillies. He died on 23th October 1921. {{Image url="Dunlopplaque.jpg" class="right" title="Dunlop plaque in Belfast" width="250" }} {{Image url="Tyre.jpg" class="left" title=" Ru…
…rst time someone had tried making inflatable tyres. Another Scot, Robert William Thomson had patented the idea in 1846 (Dunlop was unaware of this patent). …
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