Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-22
Tuesday, October -, 1881.
SEE The SILVER WHEELS.
A Brooilsu Mans Invention That Fasci'
mates the Eyes Of Al iieholdcrS.

n BFoOtiAu VAN Invention mat lasCi-
mates the Eyes of Al nehoidcrs.
''Oh, see the silver wheels, said an
urchiu Enthusiastically as a curious
looking vehicle was driven into Cen
trial park on a recent afternoon at the
Fifth avenue and Seveuty-sccond street
entrance.
The wheels were not silver, but be-
Ing nickel plated, their appearance
was such as naturally called forth the
above remark from the urchIu, The
driver OF the team was Mr. James Car
pentcr. of 81 Hendrix street, Brooklyn.
With him wasa Sun reporter.
Mr.. Carpenter Is the inventor of the
novel wheel. For -four Years hc has
been studying TO invcnta wheel which
should combine durability and econ
omy. lie thinks lie has succeeded,
and Is confident the public will agree
with him after a fair trial.
There sut "A fiber Of wood about
Mr. Carpenters who'd Hub, spo.'Cs
and tire are made Of metal The strIE.
ing trliIre Is the spUSrs, which con-
slst Oh ralu STRIPS OF uyAIO.c sllcl ABOUT
an inch wide. and which are "a the
shape al e. nouble curve varying aUpat
three IourlIl> Of an ulCl from q
straI al line at the point Of greatest
departure. The hub and LuN. HaiIkc
those Of ordinary wheels, ale o. one
piece. and the spOkcs are mitlrl lgtD
The box and so fastened inside tll"l IN
wrench them out of place would be
au impOsslb,liIy The tire i, Of iron,
and the fciloc also. which Is HShapst,
with the flat side next 10 the tine. Tie
spokes are fastened 10 the ie.iue by
large rIvets,
These wheels. sOthe claims.
gives 10 tie carriage all easy spring
which saves the wear aud tear both ol
the carriage aud the wheel. They
can be used on all sorts Of vehicles,
from baby carriages up TO the heaviest
of trucks. The heavier the vehicle
the nos advantageous the use of the
wheel, says the inventor 1t Is de.
sigued 10 outlast two or three ordinary
wheels, and eau be manufactured. sc
mechanics say. even cheaper. With
these wheels. ii is said. a heavy truck
will require no other spring. 4 great
advantage ia thciruse Is that the weight
Of team and load Is supported from
the top as well as from the bottom of
the wheel.
The youth who called them silver
wheels was only Il Of thousands who
looked NJ them with wondering eyes.
There were many more fashionable
~equipggcs in the park that afternoon,
but not one attracted a tenth part OF
the attention, Cabnen aud fOOtmen
stared at them a. long AS they were in
view, and ~fashlunably dressed ladies
aud gentlemen frequently regarded
them with NOR than a ianguid inter
est. Often the bcholdors face would
wear an amused expression, such ~ il
might have worn al the sight Of two
men Of mature mind playing with q
cheap toy. y sparrow policeman aaw
Ia 1t nothing interesting, amusing or
suggestive, lie saw in 1t only "a mi.
sance, and stopping the driver aoiod
him If II wouldn't scare the horses.
The inventor replied that il hadn't
scared any LDrscS vet, and he THOUGHT
a bof,c that could stand a bicycl,
wouldn't be frightened al n cprri ~
wheel. The man in gray slnpgaa
aside and nobody else interrupted llps
progrcss ol the novel turnout. EVERY
where it WIS the cynosurc Of al! oy
Mr.. Carpenter says lac drove with 10
the other day from Canal slr,t gi
through Broadway, and attracted q.
much attention US though he Lad uy.a
the president.
Mr. Carpenter is the inventor ny tut
iron fence which mcloses the City HAIL
park, and which is found in other
parks Of the c!ty-Agw 4y!a San.