General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

10.5 cm

Height

6.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Chrysler

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Detroit

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Hub caps are collectors’ items.

Function

Cover put on automobile wheels to enhance its aesthetic appearance or aerodynamism and to protect the wheel bolts from mud and dust.

Technical

The Chrysler Corporation was established in 1920 in Detroit, Michigan by Walter Percy Chrysler, a former executive of Buick and General Motors. Chrysler partnered with the Maxwell Motor Corporation and developed the Chrysler Six model; the automobile was so well received that Chrysler renamed the company the Chrysler Corporation. Chrysler then partnered with the banking firm, Dillon Read and Company in order fund the expansion of the company; Dillon Read had purchased the Dodge Corporation of Detroit from the widows of the Dodge brothers. In 1928, Dodge became a division of the Chrysler Corporation. In 1998, Chrysler merged with Daimler-Benz to form DailmerChrysler AG (Grant: 100-107). Chrysler is still an important car manufacturer today (2011). Originally, hub caps date back to the horse-drawn era and afterwards to the first automobiles when wheels were made of wooden spokes connected to the center hub. The hub contained the wheel bearing, which was packed with grease. The hub cap was a small device used to cover the center hub to keep the dust out and the grease in. Eventually, car manufacturers replaced the wooden spokes with steel wire spokes in the 1920’s and 1930’s. As a result the hub cap evolved into a wheel cover, which is a large disc that covers most of the wheel. Wheel covers continue to serve a functional purpose but they have also become a decorative design feature of the wheel.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Stamped (depressed) ring surrounding logo/ logo stamped into center of hubcap; contains names 'IMPERIAL' in raised letters on background of black paint and 'CHRYSLER' in stamped (depressed) letters.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Chrome plated, black paint used in decorative detail/ condition: chrome is scratched, worn from wrench.

Decoration

N/A