Hey! Look what I found

woodjin · Apr 30, 2012

Gibby said:
I wouldn't be surprised if those wagon wheels are much older than anyone thinks, maybe as far back as the 1850's. The hubs are more than likely cast iron. The manufacturer, city, and sometimes year can be found cast into the hub. These can be found on the inside flange. If it is there, it is should be visible. Woodjin, that is an incredible find!

Thanks,
In order to open the flange, I will have to take precautions not to destroy it further. It is certainly tempting to look isn't it. I will have to bring some tools with me to carefully remove it. Rest assured I will be very careful.

jburd641 · Apr 30, 2012

dogg57 said:
Around 1910 on the photo

I see something like that and picture my great grandfather, a Camden cop at the turn of the century, watching that wagon draw past. Gotta love history.

Gibby · May 1, 2012

woodjin said:
Thanks,
In order to open the flange, I will have to take precautions not to destroy it further. It is certainly tempting to look isn't it. I will have to bring some tools with me to carefully remove it. Rest assured I will be very careful.

Woodjin, what you are looking for is probably behind what appears to be a dust shield or grease sling. I thought, at first, you didn't have to take the hub apart, but you with the one you found, you do. Here is an example of what you might find.

Teegate · May 1, 2012

Great find Jeff! If I were you I would dig that thing out.

Guy

woodjin · May 2, 2012

Gibby said:
Woodjin, what you are looking for is probably behind what appears to be a dust shield or grease sling. I thought, at first, you didn't have to take the hub apart, but you with the one you found, you do. Here is an example of what you might find.

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Thanks so much Gibby! I will report back

LARGO · May 2, 2012

Jeff,
Just got caught up to this one. That is one crazy sick cool find! I imagine it would be hard to I/D. taking that apart might be a chore. I know this may not ring popular with some folks but... you should bring a wirebrush to get the scale down and a can of
"Liquid Wrench" and WD40.
If you are very careful to take care you can use the stuff to your advantage and not do any environmental harm, unless you are
freaked out over a few tiny drops of spray oil. There are far worse things, probably even leaks from broken parts on cars we ourselves have been out in, and... handled with the help of these agents, you can probably get it apart carefully "without" breaking it. That would be a huge plus.

g.

woodjin · May 5, 2012

LARGO said:
Jeff,
Just got caught up to this one. That is one crazy sick cool find! I imagine it would be hard to I/D. taking that apart might be a chore. I know this may not ring popular with some folks but... you should bring a wirebrush to get the scale down and a can of
"Liquid Wrench" and WD40.
If you are very careful to take care you can use the stuff to your advantage and not do any environmental harm, unless you are
freaked out over a few tiny drops of spray oil. There are far worse things, probably even leaks from broken parts on cars we ourselves have been out in, and... handled with the help of these agents, you can probably get it apart carefully "without" breaking it. That would be a huge plus.

g.

That is good advice George. There is a possibility the rust has fused the unit together and might be impossible to take apart without damaging it. I will just move slowly and carfully and see what happens. I have those chemicals on hand and they might come in handy.

Anthony Amalfitano · Aug 30, 2012

The link to the photos says the file is closed.

Teegate · Aug 30, 2012

It was an old wagon in the pines that was similar to the one in post 9. Not much left of it though but still a great find.

stizkidz · Jan 10, 2013

Any chance the pics could be reposted for those of us who misssed this the first time around?

woodjin · Jan 23, 2013

I've been busy lately. I'll see if I can repost the pics in the next few days.

Jeff

piker56 · Jan 24, 2013

Thanks Jeff, seeing the pictures would be great. Brings up an interesting question, though. When is it proper to disturb articles found? As a teen, I got stuck in sugar sand, and I used some bricks scattered nearby to put under my tires to get my car out. I now believe that some of these bricks may have historical value. Who can I ask or what should I do with them? I still have them.
Thanks,
Greg

Boyd · Jan 24, 2013

This is one reason why you might consider "attaching" photos to your posts instead of linking to them on another site. Just click the "upload a file" button and choose the picture(s) you want. Then click the button to insert the full sized image. That way they it always be a part of your post.

woodjin · Feb 17, 2013

Sorry it took so long. Here you go.

Teegate · Feb 17, 2013

Again, a one in a million find for sure. I have two words ...top notch!

piker56 · Feb 19, 2013

Wow, awesome find! Thanks for posting the pictures.
Greg

bobpbx · Feb 19, 2013

Boyd said:
This is one reason why you might consider "attaching" photos to your posts instead of linking to them on another site. Just click the "upload a file" button and choose the picture(s) you want. Then click the button to insert the full sized image. That way they it always be a part of your post.

Say what? I didn't know you could do that. I'd post a hell of a lot more photos if that is the case. But does it blow away Ben's storage capacity? Here, I'm going to try one:

It worked good. I took it off as it detracted from this topic.

Teegate · Mar 13, 2023

An update to this thread. The photos above show it when Jeff first found it 11 years ago and since then almost all of the spokes have fallen off. Fortunately, it was quite dry when we visited it a while back so I was able to get a few more photos to add.