Oldsmobile Hubcap, circa 1927
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Artifact Overview
Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. As wheels evolved and hubcaps became functionally unnecessary, they remained important to both manufacturers -- who branded wheel covers with maker names or logos -- and consumers -- who identified with hubcaps as statements about their cars and themselves.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Hubcap
Date Made
circa 1927
Creator Notes
Made by the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company at plant no. 1 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
53.32.277
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Enamel (Fused coating)
Color
Silver (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.625 in
Height: 2.125 in
Inscriptions
on tag (in accession file): [...] / FROM / ALUMINUM GOODS MFG. CO. / PLANT NO. 1 / TWO RIVERS, WIS., U.S.A.
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