Model T flats

[mdollarbill]

My grandfather passed last year and left a shop full of old car parts. One of the things I found was an 8" X 8" piece of leather with 5 hooks on each side and 5 rows of studs or rivets down the center. I've been told it was used back in the day as a kind of a temporary "fix-a-flat" on a Model T. I wish I could post a picture. Does anyone have a clue if that is correct, or what it might be called? I've searched everything I can thing of online. Thanks.

 

[yachtsmanbill]

Ever see the 3 stooges getting a flat tire... I mean ABOUT TO GET a flat where the tire has worn through the tread, then the cords, then the carcass and is down to the tube and it makes a big bubble gum bubble on the tire before it lets go? During the depression and WWII when tires were rationed, you'd do anything to keep from walking. You let the air out and lace that patch onto the tire and pump it up and be on your' way. Only problem being the rest of the tire is in the same shape. That's a wall hanger for sure! ws