The Wright Company business check (Winters National Bank), 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by the Wright brothers, “Wilbur Wright” and “Orville Wright, Vice Pres.,” payable to the B. F. Goodrich Company for $119.07, January 26, 1911. Mounted and cloth-matted with a photo of the Wright Flyer taking its first flight at Kitty Hawk to an overall size of 15 x 15. In very good to fine condition, with some light old adhesive stains to the edges.
In 1909, rubber manufacturers B.F. Goodrich approached the Wright brothers to supply them with tires for their airplanes. The Wright brothers agreed and the company began producing and supplying the Wright brothers with specially designed tires for their aircraft, namely the Wright Model B, a dedicated two-seater pusher biplane designed by the Wright brothers in 1910. The first of their designs to be built in quantity, and the last Wright model to have an open-frame tail, the Model B became widely used for both civilian and military purposes. The partnership between the Wright Brothers and B.F. Goodrich marked one of the earliest business collaborations between an aircraft manufacturer and a tire company.
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