Robert William Thomson patented the first pneumatic carriage tire in Great Britain, Dec. 1845, Pt. 10990. This is the US patent for same, dated 08-05-1847, No 5104.  
Thomsons <i>Aerial wheel</i> predated Dunlop's invention by 43 years.
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