Lot # : 41 - Auburn Rubber car

Car is #d 506, tires are worn. History: A. L. Murray and William H. Willennar, residents of Auburn, Indiana, established the Double Fabric Tire Company in 1910. It made inner soles and tire patches. After a new plant was built in 1912, Double Fabric Tire expanded its product line to include tires and tubes. The Auburn Automobile Company was a principal purchaser. A disastrous 1913 fire destroyed the plant. The factory was quickly rebuilt. In 1920, the Double Fabric Tire Company became the Auburn Rubber Company. As tire production was phased out, the company made new products including rubber sheets that were cut to make shoe soles. In 1935, the Auburn Rubber Company introduced a line of rubber toys that included animals, cars, tractors, and trucks. A six-inch red Cord sedan was its first vehicle toy. Auburn also introduced a line of gaming and sporting equipment. During World War II, Auburn Rubber made soles for combat boots and gaskets for “jerry cans.” Toy production continued through the use of composition. After World War II ended, Auburn Rubber introduced plastic vehicles. A new plant was opened in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, devoted to the production of toys. The last rubber toys were released in 1953. Starting in 1954, all toys were made of vinyl. When the Auburn Rubber Company toy division was sold in 1959, its dies were moved to Deming, New Mexico. It has been suggested that the purchaser was an organized crime syndicate. Although the Auburn Rubber Company ceased doing business in 1969, its leftover inventory continued to appear in stores into the early 1970s. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company purchased the Auburn plant, now used by Cooper Standard Automotive.---Information from WorthPoint.com