User Guide Series: Homer and Jean Blair Collection of United States Patent Models
Machine for Upsetting (clamping) Tires (wagon)

9; Machine for Upsetting (clamping)
Tires (wagon), U. S. Patent 16,331, January 6, 1857, Russell W. Gates,
Homer, Michigan.
This invention uses a screw shaft, with
right and left threaded portions, to bend a heated section of a metal
tire to fit a wheel.
The 11" x 6" x 3" model is well made of dark wood with metal parts.
The inventor's name is printed in gold script letters. Except for a small
chip, the model is in excellent condition. The original Patent Office
tag remains.
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