Kelly Springfield Tires blotter

Description

This is a blotter for Kelly Springfield Balloon Tires and a local retailer (Clarence S. Newcomer of Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania). The blotter measures approximately 3.5 x 6.25 inches.
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The Kelly-Springfield Tire Company was an American manufacturer of tires for motor vehicles, it was founded in Springfield, Ohio by Edwin Kelly and Arthur Grant in 1894. It was acquired in 1935 by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, who maintained it as a subsidiary until 1999 when it was integrated into Goodyear North America.[1] It continues today as a major brand under Goodyear.
The company was sold to the McMillin group in 1899 for million. The McMillin group renamed the new company Consolidated Rubber Tire Company and it continued under that name until 1914. The name Kelly-Springfield Tire Company was given to the New York City sales subsidiary in 1911. Consolidated's name was changed in 1914. "The" was added to the front of the name in 1932 and it became The Kelly-Springfield Tire Company.