1977 Press Photo Large "pot heater" to cure earthmover tires at Firestone Tire

Tea for two-thousand - That's what you probably could brew with a tea kettle this size. This "pot heater" with its plume of steam may resemble a tea kettle but it's used to cure giant earthmover tires at the Normal-Bloomington, Illinois, plant of The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.

Photo is dated 1977.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.