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Started in Auburn, Indiana , in 1913 as the Double Fabric Tire Company, it made tires for the Auburn Automobile Company . In the 1920s , the company changed its name to Auburn Rubber, phased out its production of tires and introduced new products such as shoe-soling sheets. In 1935 , it began making rubber toys, including toy cars, trucks, tractors and animals. During World War II , it made soles for combat boots and gaskets for so-called " Jerry Can s." The company was sold in . Auburn Rubber went out of business in 1969 . REFERENCES
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