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

9,1 cm

Hauteur

4,0 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

IH

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

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

International Harvester Company was an agricultural equipment manufacturing company that was founded in 1902 in Chicago, Illinois from the merger between the Plano Manufacturing Company, Deer Harvester Company, the Champion Line and Milwaukee Harvester (Case IH). The company was the leading employer in the Chicago region and was one of the leading industrial corporations in the United States for most of the 20th century (Encyclopedia of Chicago). In 1985, the company merged with J.I. Case Company. In 1999, Case merged with New Holland N.V. to form CNH Global N.V. (Pederson: 100-112). Today, CNH Global N.V. is an important manufacturer of agricultural equipment (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

Depressed red ring around edge of hubcap, depressed disk in center of face (stippled surface) containing logo/ letter 'H' with raised edge painted red.

Manque

S/O

Fini

Polished silver surface, red paint in letter 'h' (center), red paint in depressed ring (edge)

Décoration

S/O