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September 27, 1999 02:00 AM

SOME OF N. AMERICA'S OLDEST DEALERSHIPS

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    Here are some of North America's oldest tire dealerships, derived from a TB survey and other sources: P. Lebzelter & Son Co., Lancaster, Pa., 1854

    Kress Tire Co., Pittsburgh, 1863

    Birch Tire Corp., Rockaway, N.J., 1874

    E.T. Paul Co., Columbus, Ohio, 1896

    C.H. Goss Co., St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1897

    Hurtubise Tire Inc., N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 1903

    Wilder Bros. Inc., N. Scituate, Mass., 1907

    Katz Tire Co., Columbus, Ohio, 1908

    Northwestern Tire Co., Minneapolis, 1909

    Petterson Safety Svc., Des Plaines, Ill., 1909

    Swanson Tire Co., Oklahoma City, 1909

    Daniels Tire Service, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., 1911

    Kahn & Keville Tire & Auto Service, San Francisco, 1912

    Crown Tire Co., Auburn, N.Y. 1913 (purchased by Merchants in May 1999).

    Mallory-Kotzen Tire Co., Larchmont, N.Y., 1914

    Schartz & Nagle Inc., Newark, N.J., 1914

    Simon Tire Co., Des Moines, Iowa, 1914

    Cassidy Tire & Service Co., Chicago, 1915

    Ben Fish Tire Co., Sioux City, Iowa, 1915

    Gates Firestone, Anderson, S.C., 1915

    Hudson Tire Recapping Co., Union City, N.J., 1915

    A. Abramson Tire Co., Philadelphia, 1917

    Gregg Tire Co., Topeka, Kan., 1917

    Service de Pneus Michaud Ltee., Quebec City, Quebec, 1917

    Dave Stern Inc., Paterson, N.J., 1917

    Engle Tire, Providence, R.I., 1918

    Hillen Tire & Rubber Co., Baltimore, 1918

    Mueller Tire & Brake, Cleveland, 1918

    Reis Tire Sales Inc., Evansville, Ind., 1918

    Ronda Tire Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., 1918

    Theis Brothers Inc., Minneapolis, 1918

    Fatland's Inc., Condon, Ore., 1919

    Free Service Tire Co., Johnson City, Tenn., 1919.

    Lewis General Tires Inc., Rochester, N.Y., 1919

    Reliable Auto Tire Co., Hartford, Conn., 1919

    Timmons & Prosser Corp., Pasadena, Calif., 1919

    Ziegler Tire & Auto Supply Co., Canton, Ohio, 1919

    Dresser Tire & Rubber Co., Montebello, Calif., 1920

    Max Finkelstein Inc., Long Island City, N.Y., 1920

    Frisby Tire Co. Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario, 1920

    Fred Harz & Son., Elmer, N.J., 1920

    Prior Tire Co., Atlanta, 1920

    Schields Tire Service, Port Jervis, N.Y., 1920

    Southern Tire Co., Louisville, Ky., 1920

    Wassner Tire Service, Sandusky, Ohio, 1920

    Fulton Tire Co., Wheeling, W.Va., 1921

    Vonderlehr Tire Co., Richmond, Va., 1921

    Acme Tire Co. Inc., Elizabeth, N.J., 1923

    Others not 75 years old:

    Kelle Oil Co. Inc., Braman, Okla., 1925

    Strouhal Tire & Recapping Inc., Hungerford, Texas,1926

    Jack Williams Tire Co., Scranton, Pa., 1929

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