Cap, hub

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OBJECT TYPE
AXLE COVER
DATE
1916
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1977.0841.001
MANUFACTURER
NATIONAL MOTOR CAR & VEHICLE CORP.
MODEL
NATIONAL
LOCATION
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

More Information


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
7.5 cm
Height
3.5 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
NATIONAL MOTOR
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Indiana
City
Indianapolis

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
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
Badge covering center of hubcap/ 'NATIONAL' in script, stippled surface, surrounded with 'NATIONAL MOTOR CAR & VEHICLE CORP, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA'
Missing
N/A
Finish
Polished silver surface, possibly chromed/ condition: chromed surface worn, metal shows some signs of wear from wrench.
Decoration
N/A

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