Miner's Hard Hat Decal - COBRE TIRE - BRIDGESTONE

Hard-to-find "Sticker" or "Decal" - designed to stick on miner's hard hat - made on adhesive stock from 3-M, Avery or a similar manufacturer as an advertising item: 

COBRE TIRE

BRIDGESTONE

Hard to photograph, and I am a very poor photographer with modest equipment, but try enlarging the picture. In near mint condition. Decal is probably better than it will appears in the eBay picture. I photographed this sticker/decal against a plain tan background.

Should have some historical and/or collector value; I am simply not expert on these items. 

Specialized American form of advertising. Given away "free" to miners and other industrial workers. This one was probably issued to a worker at a mine or at an excavation/construction site associated with the mining industry.

Almost all of these decals were soiled or otherwise damaged after being attached to safety equipment, normally the "hats."

Since these advertising decals were in use for a relatively brief period, good examples are probably destined to become rarities and to gain value among collectors of American advertising and mining or industrial memorabilia.

The decal offered in this listing is in remarkably good condition for a piece of what was essentially intended to be a piece of temporary advertising material, near-mint condition. Size of this eyecatching item is approximately 1 3/4 inches by 2 5/8 inches (maximum dimensions). Exhibits really well.

I am fulfilling a promise to my wife and daughter to begin selling quite a few items from the approximately 300,000 collectibles I have accumulated over many years. There will be several hundred exonumia, "company store," and other retail store and advertising and safety items. I am beginning to offer these, one at a time or a few at a time, on eBay as I find time to do the listings. Some in eBay auctions, others in my eBay store.

Shipped by First Class Mail ... well protected.

FREE SHIPPING TO ANY ADDRESS IN THE USA or Canada.

(For an international winner in any country other than Canada, shipping costs will be calculated after I know the winner's address.)

I provide free packing and free postage in the USA, but I cannot provide free shipping insurance. My responsibility ends when I pack the item carefully and place it in the mails. The Postal Service usually does a good job, but is not perfect. For a mailing insurance fee, the Postal Service will guarantee safe delivery of your item.

NOTE:  As a retiree, I am fulfilling a promise to my wife and daughter to begin selling some of the items I have collected over many years, including several hundred sewing patterns and other notions as well as many thousands of other historical and collectable items. Please see my other eBay auctions and the related listings in my eBay store. Thank you!

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