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Looking for information on the manufacturer of these wheels. They have an odd tapered hubcap.

Must be spindle mount…? What’s the inside of the wheel center look like?

It’s a Hub mount

Photos of the hub and wheel

Found the name

Rear hub photo

And, that would be, Don ??? I surely can't make it out !

RajoRacer wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 08, 2026 1:56 pm

And, that would be, Don ??? I surely can't make it out !

To my eye, it says "Universal Welding Co".

Keep crankin',
Eric

Universal Welding Company, St. Anne, IL


Wheel photos posted show a bit different style, Maybe Universal Welding did a later design change to the wheel lug mounts?

Or?? Universal Hubs were used to mount different wire wheels without lugs? As those hubs are missing lugs and just have bolt heads to cover the holes

Thank you Dan. The “Universal Wire Wheels” you show use a stock Ford wood wheel hub. They were the same design as what John McClaren used with his wheels. The style that I have shown must be very rare as I’ve never seen them before.