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Image of Pair of 1948 Warn Locking Hubs for 4-wheel drive Jeep Willys, ca. 1948
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Image of Pair of 1948 Warn Locking Hubs for 4-wheel drive Jeep Willys, ca. 1948
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Pair of 1948 Warn Locking Hubs for 4-wheel drive Jeep Willys, ca. 1948

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In the 1940s, Arthur Warn of Warn Industries, a Seattle company, invented these locking hubs which were used to four wheel drive vehicles to two wheel drive for onroad performance capabilities.
ID Number: 2014.86.1
Date: 1948
Physical Description: 1 Hub, Wheel; aluminum, tin, paper; Hubs: 4 in.Diam x 2.5 in.D, Case: 4 in.H x 11.5 in.W x 5 in.D
Place Made: United States of America, WASHINGTON, Seattle
Credit: MOHAI, 2014.86.1
Subjects: Transportation, Innovation and Invention

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