Paper car wheels consisted of compressed paper sandwiched between steel plates (note the rivets on the wheel face) pressed into a flanged rim. The thought was that it produced a better and quieter ride, but they often failed resulting in serious derailments.
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circa 1910 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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