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Old 07-10-2017 | 12:11 AM
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I happened across this item for sale "over there" - advertised as a rubber pad for the Sd Kfz 9 18 ton halftrack

Sd.Kfz-9 (18-t) ,Polster,Schwerer Zugkraftwagen,Wolchowfront, WW2

Looking at the rear side of this piece one sees this:Phoenix, Hamburg in a diamond. Appears to have been made 3/41 if
that indication elsewhere on the piece is a date

Now I'm always interested in knowing if companies that made items during WWII are still around or not.
In this case the company is indeed still around: Phoenix AG ? Kautschuktechnologie although now owned by Continental
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_AG

Boring to most people I imagine, I find it interesting!

Jerry
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Old 07-10-2017 | 04:09 AM
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They are all still around. Continental made lots of goodies for the war effort, most anything involving rubber for military equipment.
Old 07-10-2017 | 06:14 AM
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I've seen rubber products before, road wheel tires by Continental, Fulda and Semperit also.
Old 07-10-2017 | 07:03 AM
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One of our fire dept. trucks is running on Continental tires. They are still around.

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