Theft Warning Auto Lock
Theft Warning Auto Lock
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- Description
- The Theft Warning Auto-Lock Corporation manufactured this locking device during the early 1920s. The lock attaches to the wheel of an automobile, sounding an alarm if the wheel moves and preventing the full rotation of the tire.
- Object Name
- wheel lock
- date made
- ca 1915
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 6 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 16.51 cm x 19.05 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.0687.04
- accession number
- 1979.0687
- catalog number
- 1979.0687.04
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- Exhibition
- America On The Move
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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