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Spinning wheel, English 17th or 18th century

Small deep-cutting wheel, c. 1968

1968

Copper wheel for applying abrasive, c. 1968

1968

Tub wheel

Multiplying wheel with a square axle hole

Section of bicycle wheel rim

Vertical gyro wheel, complete in gimbals

3 large wheels (20 teeth)

Colliery tub wheel

1882-1884

Wheel, probably from a coal tub

Wheel and axle by W.B. Nicholson

1921-1970

Barlow's wheel, by Philip Harris Ltd., Birmingham

1943-1974

Small intaglio wheel, 1968

1968

Tricycle gearwheel

1893

Segment Wheel in fitted mahogany chest

Wagon wheel, Phoenix Foundry

1871

Main undercarriage wheel and tyre of Beardmore "Inflexible"

Main undercarriage wheel and tyre of Beardmore "Inflexible"

Six of seven pairs of wheels for use with the model carriage, by George Adams, Fleet Street, London, England, 1762

Six of seven pairs of King George III's model carriage wheels

1762

Locomotive wheel, cast iron, keyed hub, cast marking on spokes 'Union Foundry' and 'RO'.

Locomotive wheel

Section of Newlay solid forged and rolled steel tramway wheel, process patented by C.T. Schoen between 1902 and 1906.

Newlay section tramway wheel

Main undercarriage wire spoke wheel of Beardmore "Inflexible"

Main undercarriage wheel of Beardmore

Wheel, pneumatic tyred wheel for railcar, c. 1935, presented by the Michelin Tyre Co. Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent. From a Coventry Pneumatic Railcar Company Ltd railcar, a joint LMS, Michelin and Armstrong Sideley experiment of a lightweight railcar with pneumatic tyres.

Pneumatic tyred wheel

1935

Tram wheel from the Cinderford Tramway, early 19th century.

Cinderford Tramway wheel

early 19th century

Large wheel from a Siemens and Adamson water meter

Large wheel from a Siemens and Adamson water meter

Table of change wheels

Table of change wheels

Full size sectioned model of "Concorde" wheel, tyre and brake.

Full size sectioned model of "Concorde" wheel

Main undercarriage wheel of Westland Lysander

Main undercarriage wheel of Westland Lysander

Main undercarriage wheel, tyre and brake of Gloster "Meteor"

wheel, tyre and brake of Gloster "Meteor"

Concord main wheel

Concord main wheel

Main undercarriage wheel, tyre and brake of Bristol "Britannia"

Main undercarriage wheel

Wire spoke wheel

Wire spoke wheel

2 idle spur wheels, cast teeth 3/8" pitch, on studs on a slotted bar; worm wheel and spur pinion, cast teeth both about 3/8" pitch, on a pipe; broken ratchet wheel 10 1/4" diameter with tapered square eye about 1" a.f.; these probably all from early textile machines. Also a 20 tooth lathe change wheel, 10 d.p., eye 1 1/8" diameter

2 idle spur wheels

Piece of wheel for Sakia (Chain of pots).

Piece of wheel for Sakia (Chain of pots).

Peat cart wheel, unpolished

Cart wheel

Filled nylon gear wheel of carbon fibre.

Filled nylon gear wheel of carbon fibre

Wheel, M.R., Cast Iron Wheel, - Engraved Midland Railway Company, Dimensions: 18" dia.

Wheel, Midland Railway

Column of 10 wheels, spare parts and trial pieces (brass) from Charles Babbage's difference engine

Column of 10 wheels

Flywheel unit for Malvern energy conversion kit, by Griffin and George Ltd.

Flywheel unit for Malvern energy conversion kit

1967-1983

Barlow's wheel by Griffin and George Ltd.

Barlow's wheel by Griffin and George Ltd.

1943-1983

Two brass pulley wheels in brass brackets with washers and thumbscrews

Two brass pulley wheels in brass brackets with washers and thumbscrews

Abbotstone Mill parts:- wheel and bearing housings, weir and plate complete, main shaft and bearings, lay shaft and bearings, two stone nuts, two pairs of stones, tentering mechanism (one only), sack hoist bollard, five small shafts, grinding wheel and stand, grain dresser, miscellaneous small parts, timber from structure, wall plates and ties

Abbotstone Mill parts:- wheel and bearing housings

Small roulette wheel made of phenol formaldehyde, along with rules and a stake cloth, by Apcol, England, 1920-1940 (see note)

Small roulette wheel made of phenol formaldehyde

1920-1939

Mavic 3G 650 carbon-fibre tri-spoke bicycle front wheel, complete with bearing cartridge and spindle, and Vittoria Special Pro 19 tubular tyre, 1993

Mavic 3G 650 carbon-fibre tri-spoke bicycle front wheel

1993

Mavic Comete 700 carbon-fibre disc bicycle rear wheel, complete with bearing cartridge and spindle, and Vittoria special Pro 19 tubular tyre, 1993

Mavic Comete 700 carbon-fibre disc bicycle rear wheel, complete with bearing cartridge,spindle, Vittoria special Pro 19 tubular tyre

1993

G.F. Esco Simplex Wheel for motor vehicles with wooden stand and tools.

Motor vehicle wheel

Physiology grading wheel

Physiology grading wheel

Wheel and axle part, probably from a wooden coal tub. From Ernocroft Wood Colliery, Compstall.

Wheel and axle part

Main undercarriage wheel and tyre of Armstrong-Whitworth "Ensign"

Wheel and tyre of Armstrong-Whitworth "Ensign"

One of seven pairs of wheels for use with the model carriage

Pair of King George III's model carriage wheels, one of seven pairs

Large wheel, covered in grease; likely attaches to a larger machine (unknown type). manufacturer unknown.

Large Wheel