 
B. F. Goodrich Tires
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, a Civil War
surgeon, in 1870 opened the first rubber factory in Akron. Named the B. F.
Goodrich Company, it introduced rubber fire hoses that replaced leather hoses
and in 1896 manufactured the first rubber tires in Akron.
B.F. Goodrich became the official first producer
of automobile tires when in 1896 it filled an order from the
Winton Automobile
Company of Cleveland. Goodrich stayed a leader for years and broadened its
market by expanding bicycle tires to automobile tires, and also to other rubber
products.
Did You Know?
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 In
1937, BFGoodrich developed a way to product synthetic rubber which was of
use to the U.S. during World War II, as the nation's supply of natural rubber
was cut off.
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In
1961, America's first astronauts came to BFGoodrich for the suits that will
protect them in outer space.
- In 1988. BFGoodrich exited the tire
business.
- In 2001 BFGoodrich became Goodrich
Corporation to reflect the growing, dynamic company it had become.
- In 2002, Goodrich Corporation spun off its
industrial products business, completing its transformation into a leading
global aerospace and defense supplier.
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