Interior view of men working at machines retreading tires at the Universal Tire Service located at 246 S. 11th Street in Lincoln. The two men at the far left is using trademarked LODI recap molds made by the Super Mold Company of Lodi, California. Advertising signs on the wall read: "For best results, Royal repair and retreading materials." The walls and ceiling of the shop appear to be covered with pressed tin.
According to Polk's City Directory of Lincoln, 1939, William E. Hartman and Arvid L. Erickson owned Universal Retreading which was an authorized Seiberling distributor, and specialized in factory method retreading, recapping and vulcanizing.
