Upsetter, Tire

Name/Title

Upsetter, Tire

Entry/Object ID

1.19.51

Description

Tire Upsetter. Material: metal. Size: Description:

Context

Note next to artifact: "Tire Upsetter, after careful measurement red hot iron tires were clamped in this machine and then "pinched" to shrink the tire. Put on hot and quickly quenched in tub of water, the tire was shrunk tightly to the wooden wheel rim."

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Upsetter, Tire

Nomenclature Class

Metalworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Upsetter, Tire

Create Date

May 2, 2019

Update Date

September 19, 2024