Paper car wheels consisted of compressed paper sandwiched between steel plates (note the nuts and bolts 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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<s>Circa mid 1890’s by the sleeves on the young girls blouse and her hat</s> c. 1933
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