horse[USA];132804 said:
I think it says C. C. G. P. Co.
then the H. on the bottom, but it looks seperated with * from the rest
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If you would research the history of Continental AG, you would easily find out what the letters stand for:
Continental-
Caoutchouc-
Gutta-
Percha
Compagnie. The "H" on the bottom stands for the companies main location,
Hannover.
The horse symbolises the dynastie of Hannover. Hannover was a kingdom until 1866 with relations to the british dyn. of Windsor, providing some of the british "King Georges".
It's the original company's name. The company still exists.
"Made in Germany" has always been in English, ever since the time it was introduced to brand german products from/ to the britsh market in 18-something. After 1900s it became a label for excellence. Think of Leica, Krupp etc...
Foreign languages on the tire labels were used to easily export products and it was common practice then.
Basicaly it stands for the products the company started with in 1871.
Caoutchouc (caoutchouc, rubber) = raw rubber from the latex tree
Gutta Percha (a pitch derivat) was used as an insulator for electric wirings.
The german tires were usually specified for more then just one type of airplane. That is why it is impossible to connect a tire with a (specific) type.
Although this size reduces the range quite some. It is a bigger a/c...