I have asked in the past if anyone has a Phelps hub cap or a good picture of one. They were made of "die cast" so it is possible that none have survived intact. I have some quite "oblique" pictures but that is all. I am going to a Bronze lost wax casting 2 week course in July and figure to make some (as well as some other things). I will proceed with the best information I have and will probably make available a few to other "needy" persons.
Les
Les I've never found one, and as I had the wheels asked many people to no avail sorry danuser88@ktis.net
John
As they were made from diecast it is not too surprising. Thank you anyway.
Les there is a fella in Canada who also has Phelps wires, and I can't recall his name presently but he may have a cap?? However I found it Ed Niedzielski (ednedfinancial@sasktel.net) Check with him before giving up
Phelps wire wheel hubcap for a Dort auto.
http://hubcapcollector.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=9&pid=2365#top_display _media
A Phelps Frayer cap
http://hubcapcollector.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=15&pid=2972#top_displa y_media
Better link
http://hubcapcollector.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=2972&fullsize=1
Thanks Rob
John
Last time I talked to Ed he didn't have anything either.
Rob
Regretably the ones pictured do not appear to resemble the pictures I have. But thank you for your efforts both of you.
always eager to try to help, still keeping my eyes open at all sales in hopes of finding one
Not one of the links opened. I have funny no name hubcap for a wire wheel. Can someone post a link so I can see the sample ? I may just have what you need. I am going to take a picture of my cap and post it later today. It has two little holes in the face and these unlock the latch.
Hi Les
Here are a few patents having connections to either Frayer or Phelps.
Whether there is anything in them remotely connected
to the info that you are looking for is a bit of a long shot.
But nothing ventured . . .
Lee A. Frayer and Charles O. Howard
Assignors to The F & H Wheel Co.
Columbus, Ohio
Vehicle Wheel
Patent number: 1128595
Filing date: Oct 7, 1912
Issue date: Feb 16, 1915
http://tinyurl.com/ca3t2cm
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ca3t2cm
Charles O. Howard
Columbus, Ohio
Assignor to The Phelps Mfg. Co.
Columbus, Ohio
Locking Means for Automobile Wheel
Patent number: 1376336
Filing date: Oct 3, 1919
Issue date: Apr 26, 1921
http://tinyurl.com/86exsnb
http://preview.tinyurl.com/86exsnb
Charles O. Howard
Columbus, Ohio
Assignor of one half to
Thomas K. Wissinger
Columbus, Ohio
Detachable Wheel Hub
Patent number: 1583043
Filing date: Oct 2, 1925
Issue date: May 4, 1926
http://tinyurl.com/7qsjo7b
http://preview.tinyurl.com/7qsjo7b
Charles O. Howard
Columbus, Ohio
Assignor of one third to
Thomas K. Wissinger
and one third to
Milton A. Pixley
Both of Columbus, Ohio
Detachable Wheel Hub
Patent number: 1756643
Filing date: Feb 3, 1928
Issue date: Apr 29, 1930
http://tinyurl.com/82drnvz
http://preview.tinyurl.com/82drnvz
Regards
Art
Frank the 2 small holes probrably a HOUSE cap same as a Buffalo forerunner
Art
The second one of the patent postings is the type I am working on. The part # 11 is the missing part. At least from this I can now see exactly how Phelps used it and the design purpose (beyond trim). It also shows me what the cross section should look like. It appears that I will have to make a guess as to what the graphics will actually be like. So your posting is very useful and thank you very much
At a past Bakersfield CA Swap Meet there was a touring with a set of Phelps wire wheels. Stuck in my mind as the only original cap example I have ever seen. Does anyone in that area know anything about such car?
Layden
Well maybe someone out there will remember where the car is now. Anyway with what I have learned from this posting I now think I can make a really good guess as to what they look like. I think it will be very similar to the one for "Dort" (without the dort of course). I wouldn't be surprised if it had FORD on it (non script of course). The Hex recess makes perfect sense as well. Phelps etc written around the front would have been consistent with the others. Anyway unless I learn otherwise that is what I will make.
Thank you to all who helped.