Michelin, a rubber tire company, is incorporated…
May 1889 CE
André, thirty-three in 1886, had abandoned his career as a successful Parisian engineer to take over his grandfather's failing agricultural goods and farm equipment business.
Established in 1832,"Michelin et Cie", which sells farm equipment and an odd assortment of vulcanized rubber products, such as belts, valves and pipes, had suffered from neglect and was on the verge of insolvency following the founder's death.
Édouard seemed destined for a career as an artist, but returned to Clermont-Ferrand around 1888 in order to help his elder brother.
Named managing director, Édouard begins in 1889 to improve greatly on the design of the pneumatic tire for bicycles, making tires easier to change and repair.
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