1910 – 1911 TIMKEN-DETROIT AXLE CO TYPES OF FRONT AXLES FOR PLEASURE CARS Bulletin No. 16 2nd Edition GC xerox page 4

Detroit Publishing Co., Publisher. The Timken-Detroit Axle Co., Detroit, Mich. Detroit Michigan United States, None. [Between 1910 and 1920] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016815614/.

Timken Detroit Axle Company was formed under the presidency of William Timken, one of the sons of Henry Timken. The modern factory of The Standard Sanitary and 32 acres were purchased along Clark Street and production commenced in October of the same year.

Timken was - and is - a major supplier of bearings and axles to the automotive industry. The Timken-Detroit Axle Company's factory as shown on a period postcard. Timken produced a series of brochures in 1915 under the heading of Timken Primer .

Oct 8, 2018 · I had the Detroit Axle hubs on my 2003 Envoy. My only complaint is the lug nut studs are shorter than the OEM studs by about a quarter inch. I had no problems and believe they are safe. But if I had to do it again, I'd take the studs from the old bearings and put them in …

In 1898, Henry Timken obtained a patent for an improved tapered roller bearing, and in 1899 incorporated as The Timken Roller Bearing Axle Company in St. Louis. In 1901, the company moved to Canton, Ohio, as the automobile industry began to overtake the carriage industry.

We can supply any part of any axle made in our shops. Thus, even if the builder Of the car has gone out of business, you can still obtain any part of any Timken-Detroit Axle—and these parts will fit, because they are absolutely inter- changeable. THE AXLE Co. Detroit, Mich. .

Timken-Detroit Axle Company, 1947-1963, 2752-VI., Box: 45, Folder: 40. Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. records, 2752. Manuscripts and Archives. Copy to clipboard

Sep 7, 2018 · My grandfather Edward Lee Wells (1905-1955) worked in various capacities for Timken-Detroit Axle Company from the 1920s until his death on June 19, 1955. The company started on Clark and Fort Streets in Detroit in 1909.

1909 Timken Detroit Axle Co was formed, located on Clark Street in Detroit, Michigan. 1928 Willard F. Rockwell sold the company he had formed to exploit his invention of a new bearing system for lorry axles to the Timken-Detroit Axle Co, staying on as its manager.