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When in Roamer: 1919

San Francisco circa 1919. "Roamer touring car at Historical Society (Whittier Mansion)." Our second Roamer in a row. 5x7 glass negative. View full size.

San Francisco circa 1919. "Roamer touring car at Historical Society (Whittier Mansion)." Our second Roamer in a row. 5x7 glass negative. View full size.

 

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It's a grease-hole

The hole provides access to the grease fitting at the front end of the leaf spring at the rear of the car. You can see a similar one on the exposed front leaf spring eye.

The hole under rear door

I keep seeing this hole in a lot of late-teen to early '20s cars. What is it for -- lubrication? Some body mounting bolt?

HMS

His Majesty Serene? Hope Might Stay? Help Me Someone? I wonder what it means?

[Owners often had their initials or monogram placed in that spot. -tterrace]

Ahh! OK.

Houk Wheels

The wheels are likely Houk or possibly Hayes wire wheels. The six rounded protrusions, seen on the center portion, are locating pins that are part of the hub. The wheel is slid onto the hub and matching holes in the center are aligned with these pins. The hub cap, which is, actually, a heavy brass nut, is then securely tightened to hold the wheel on the hub

Re: Hubcaps

Nope, those 'wheel nuts' are either large rivet heads or carriage bolt heads... at any rate, nothing to be taken off from outside. Presumably the wheels fit on splined shafts and are held on by the central nut.

Nice Woodie

The better door is on the house.

Rolls-Royce Lookalike

I wonder if anyone was deceived ?

Nice Wheels

Real hub caps! Out of necessity, the wheel nuts bear against the inside flange and are accessed through the spokes.

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