Billiard Ball Gearshift Knob, 1950-1965
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Not your standard gear shift lever, hot rodders from the 1950s and '60s personalized their vehicles with homemade accessories.
Not your standard gear shift lever, hot rodders from the 1950s and '60s personalized their vehicles with homemade accessories.
Artifact
Knob (Handle)
Date Made
1950-1965
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2011.205.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Color
Silver (Color)
Maroon
Yellow
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10.25 in
Width: 2.25 in
Circumference: 7 in (of cue ball)
Inscriptions
On cue ball: 4
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