About this Vintage Print Ad
This advertisement highlights the durability and wear-resistance of American Brake Shoe Company's industrial parts, emphasizing their research and engineering in developing longer-wearing components for industry and transportation. The ad uses the metaphor of water erosion to illustrate the challenge of wear and how their products, such as steel mill bearings and plowshares, significantly extend service life. It also mentions the company's ten divisions and their expertise in producing wear-resistant parts for various applications.
- Brand: American Brake Shoe Company
- Product: American Brake Shoe wear-resistant parts
- Tagline: THE INEXORABLE DRIP
- Publication: Fortune
- Year: 1947
Objects in the advertisement: water droplet, splash
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