Talk:Harvey S. Firestone

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On 20 November 1895, Firestone married Idabelle Smith,[4] and had seven children. Andrew Firestone, William Clay Ford, Jr. (the son of Henry Ford's grandson William and Harvey and Idabelle's granddaughter Martha), and Nick Firestone are among their great-grandchildren. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.250.1.79 (talk) 08:43, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

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I'm writing a report on this guy and i need info about him when he was a child.... i can't find any.

'postmumously' in 'Honours' section ???

Birth Dates

I think there is an issue with the birth dates. Harvey Samuel Firestone married his wife Idabelle in 1895. The article on her suggeests that she was born in 1884. So she married him at age 11? Furthermore, the article on Harvey Samuel Firestone, Jr.article his mother's name is Isabelle, not Idabelle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.204.99.238 (talk) 09:27, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Rubberized

Are artillery shells and aluminium kegs really a kind of "rubberized military product"? Perhaps the word "other" should be deleted from that sentence. SpinningSpark 21:26, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Acreage.

Instead of 360.000 square meters it should be 36 hectares. We wouldn't express the area in square feet for the same reason. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.67.60.68 (talk) 11:39, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

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The Vagabonds, not the Millionaire's Club

The phrase "The Millionaire's Club", plus a lot of drivel, was added on 2005 Dec 6 by an anonymous contributor. Thankfully, most of the drivel has been removed or improved, thank you Wikipedians! I came to this page looking for a citation for H. S. Firestone for my own wiki, and I hope my small edit and book citation makes it closer to verifiable facts.

Sorry for the double change - I had not finished typing when some late bit of wikipedia page content finally appeared through the intertubes, shifting my cursor on top of "Publish Changes". Ah well, internet bandwidth belongs to streaming movies, not scholarship and education. Grump. KeithLofstrom (talk) 19:02, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Tyre technology

The article seems a bit light on his area of greatest notability - the pioneering of tyre technology, especially in tandem with his friend Henry Ford. There must be plenty of material. Valetude (talk) 20:54, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Claim of him exploiting child labor and minorities is not actually sourced

The last sentence in the Legacy section claims Harvey Firestone was known for exploiting minorities and child labor. A source is cited for this, but the source doesn't actually back it up. It's a CNN article that is a transcript from an interview in the mid-2000s that makes no mention of Harvey Firestone himself, but accuses the Firestone company at the time of exploitation.

I don't know if Harvey Firestone was known for this, but if he was, then a source that corroborates the statement should be added. 47.200.71.22 (talk) 22:33, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

I included sources for this claim - ProPublica did a 7-part investigation into the Firestone company's involvement in the 1990's Liberian civil war and establishment of the Charles Taylor dictatorship, and Harvey had laid the groundwork for this, along with his son. WhatIsAPoggers (talk) 05:08, 20 September 2024 (UTC)