Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	Series of scenes about tire rationing and how to make tires last longer. Top left: A car is up on blocks because it cant be re-tired. Top right: A car tells a man to drive carefully because ruined tires cant be replaced. Left: Retreaded/recapped tires and tires made from old tires may be purchased. Center: A tire with a face, arms, and legs lists several things drivers should avoid to conserve their tires. Right: A poster depicts a man who was hanged for horse thievery. Bottom left: A man walks down the sidewalk carrying a new tire; the people around him are surprised and curious. Bottom right: A man reading a newspaper thinks he has found a loophole that will allow him to get new tires. The elephant brands his initials on a tire. Image Access WideTEK 25 Im retired--because I cant be retired. Autoracle: Drive carefully--avoid any accident for while you might repair my body--engine or finders--you cannot replace ruined tires. You can have me. Retreaded. Recapped. Me too. Made from old tires. A man with a tire. ? The Old West. Horse thief. He stole me and I was transportation. I might bring such back. Roses are red, violets blue, we like jewels, but tires are new. 97. Ive got it--Ill take our garbage daily to the city garbage dump personally in our auto and then claim rationing priority for tires. Tires--Those Who Can Have. You joker--but how about extra insurance on them. Im branding mine. KKK. Spare me by avoiding these: Under inflation, over inflation; wheels out of line; poor driving; bruises, punctures, rim cuts; damage in accidents; spinning wheels when stuck; scraping curbs; no record of serial numbers; brakes not adjusted; driving at speed that burns me up; wheels out of balance; speeding to a stop, slamming on brakes; tread cuts; pinched tube. 7339-9-143444.
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/2083
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
Copyright:	Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Subjects:	Economy Home Front Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States World War, 1939-1945

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