Box with Valve Stem Covers and Fasteners
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The valve stem on a pneumatic tire housed the valve that allowed air to be pumped into the tire during inflation and kept it from escaping. The valve stem cover or cap prevented dirt and debris from entering the stem and damaging the valve. Missing or broken valve stem covers could be replaced with parts like these.
The valve stem on a pneumatic tire housed the valve that allowed air to be pumped into the tire during inflation and kept it from escaping. The valve stem cover or cap prevented dirt and debris from entering the stem and damaging the valve. Missing or broken valve stem covers could be replaced with parts like these.
Artifact
Box (Container)
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York, Brooklyn
Creator Notes
One valve stem cover and four ring washers manufactured by A. Schrader's Son, Inc. of Brooklyn, New York, New York.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
42.207.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Rubber (Material)
Color
Silver (Color)
Gold (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 7 in
Length: 7 in
Inscriptions
on one valve stem cover: SCHRADER / UNIVERSAL VALVE B'KLYN N.Y. U.S.A. / PAT'D APRIL 30-07 AND JULY 9 -07 on four threaded rings: SCHRADER UNIVERSAL VALVE / N.Y. U.S.A.