WHAT WAS A “WHEEL STICK” USED FOR?
THE "WHEEL STICK" IS USED FOR _________ !
Can someone identify what a “wheel stick” was used for? I have not been able to think of a plausible use for it. Given the drawing subject is a stand for a’wheel stick”, whatever purpose it was put required it be kept at hand at the work-site.
Posted on December 11, 2011, in ART AND CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE DRAFTSMAN, TRIVIA FROM THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD DRAWING COLLECTION, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD HISTORY IN DRAWINGS, UNUSUAL DRAWINGS IN THE UPRR DRAWING COLLECTION and tagged ART AND CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE DRAFTSMAN, TRIVIA FROM THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD DRAWING COLLECTION, UNUSUAL DRAWINGS IN THE UPRR DRAWING COLLECTION. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
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There is a 1931 U.S. Patent for a “Wheel Stick.” Patent 1799185.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=07RWAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=%22wheel%20stick%22&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=%22wheel%20stick%22&f=false
Hello Don,
Thank you for the information. It is certainly definitive and very helpful. My problem, extending over the past 50 years, is I cannot understand Patent jargon at all.
Regards, Mel Johnson