Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Metal

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

S/O

Largeur

9,5 cm

Hauteur

4,3 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Transports terrestres motorisés

Catégorie

Pièces d'automobile

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Ford

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Michigan

Ville

Detroit

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

Inconnu

Canada

Hub caps are collectors’ items.

Fonction

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

Technique

The Ford Motor Company was established in 1903 by Henry Ford in a converted wagon factory in Detroit. The company was successful in its first year of operation and Ford eventually expanded its facilities; on August 17, 1904 the first Canadian plant was established in Walkerville, Ontario. In 1908, Ford released the Model T and made personal transportation affordable. Ford was able to manufacture inexpensive cars for mass production by adopting the assembly line concept and improving upon its design. As a result, the company was able to increase the production of parts and reduce the number of labour hours required to assemble each vehicle. In 1922, Ford acquired the Lincoln Motor Company (Grant: 128-134). Ford 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.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

'FORD/ LINCOLN/ DETROIT' Iin raised letters.

Manque

S/O

Fini

Possibly polished silver electroplated surface/ black paint used in decorative details/ condition: black paint worn; edges show signs of wear from wrench surface shows signs of corrosion and tarnish.

Décoration

Convex center painted black offset from hubcap with depressed edges/ badge in center painted black with three stepped silver edges