Michelin Mitas Speedway Treadless Racing Motorbike Tyre Tire Company Pin Badge

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Michelin Mitas Speedway Treadless Racing Motorbike Tyre Tire Company Pin Badge
Michelin Mitas Speedway Treadless Racing Motorbike Tyre Tire Company Pin Badge
Product Description : Michelin Mitas Speedway Treadless Racing Motorbike Tyre Tire Company Pin Badge
I have this pin badge in a variety of enamel colours. If you have a preference please let me know.
A gold metal badge with badge face 1.2cm wide and with a long, stick pin style fastener to the rear.
Manufactured around the late 1960's and early 1970's to advertise the tyre range of Mitas. From the (lack of) tread pattern it is almost certainly a speedway tyre.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
MITAS a.s. currently consists of four plants one in Prague, the others in Zlin, Otrokovice and Serbia.
These plants produce tyres for farm machinery, off-road machines and construction machinery, motorcycles, high-lift trucks, light-goods vehicles and some airplanes.
MITAS Praha was established in 1933 in Prague-Straznice as a subsidiary of Michelin. Michelin held a 75% interest, while the rest was held by Czechoslovak banks. Michelin had been attracted to Prague by the skilled manpower, which had became available owing to the economic recession. The new plant gradually increased the number of Czech employees up to 250. They made tyres and tubes for cars, motorcycles and bikes. Production in the plant reached its peak in 1937, making about 300 car and motorcycle tyres and almost 100 bike tyres (and tubes) a day.
During the war the plant was seized by Harburger Phiiix, which focused on military production primarily, the hard rubber coating of metal parts. When the German management hastily left the plant in May 1945, the plant gradually returned to a civil product range and later on it was nationalised. In spring 1946 it was re-named to Pneumichelin, n.p. Praha. At the turn of the years 1946/1947, a contest was launched to find a new name for the plant. MITAS was the winning proposal, combing the words MIchelin and VeriTAS. Veritas, located at Hradek nad Nisou, had been making rubber tyres for pram wheels and had been included in the Michelin group in 1946. The brand name MITAS has been used since summer 1947.
Postage and Packing :
The item will be sent by airmail from The Czech Republic.
Please allow 3-4 days delivery time to Europe and up to 7 days worldwide.
Enamel Pin Badge(s)
.99
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Warranty Terms :
This pin is in the condition described above and as photographed.
If you are in any way dissatisfied I will happily discuss any problems you have via email. I always strive to provide an excellent service.