General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

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

8.2 cm

Height

4.0 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

Willys

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Hub caps are collectors’ items. They are part of the car culture. Willys Overland cars sold in Canada and for some times, even bodies were made in Canada. In 1909, after the IR plant fire, Tudhope organized a new company called Carriage Factories Ltd. This new firm reunited four major carriages manufacturer of the time, Tudhope from Orillia, Heney from Montreal, Munro & McIntosh from Alexandria and Canada Carriage from Brockville. They produced bodies for car manufacturers like Overland from about 1919 until 1924.

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

Name 'OVERLAND' stamped into surface of hubcap

Missing

N/A

Finish

Metal surface polished, red paint used to fill in name 'Overland'/ condition: paint worn from face of hubcap

Decoration

N/A