The History of the Wheel

W ATE RST ONE FAU C ETS HISTORYEWHEEL WOOD SLEDGE POTTERY WHEEL FARM CARTS VEN VEN CO00 YEN-O VEN-00 5389 The first known use of the wheel were logs that could be rolled under a sledge. These sledges carried heavy loads and First potter's wheel developed in Mesopotamia in the city of Ur. Stone wheels were spun The Ljubljana Marshes Wheel is found in Slovenia. Wheels were made of solid wood wedges were pulled by human or animals. with the feet for power. rotated by an axle. 5390 7000 BC 3500 BC 3100 BC WHEEL BARROW WATER WHEEL CHARIOTS These horse drawn, two wheeled The vertical water powered wheel is invented by Vitruvius, an engi- neer during the Roman Empire. It is mainly used for grain mills. The central-wheeled wheelbarrow is developed in China. The wheelbarrow can carts originate in Mesopotamia and designed for warfare. Wheel spokes were introduced for carry heavy loads and lighter weight and greater speed. 200 ad 30 BC 2000 BC -0113 BICYCLE FERRIS WHEEL RUBBER TIRES George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr designs a P.W. Litchfield of the Goodyear Tire Company patented the first tubeless tire, however, it was never commercially 264 ft observation wheel for the World's The High Wheeler bicycle is introduced with rubber tires and metal wired spokes. Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It was intended to rival the 1,063 ft Eiffel Tower. exploited until the 1954 Packard. 1870s 1893 1910 WHEEL OF FORTUNE URETHANE WHEEL IYHÉELOF FORTUNE TV game show Wheel of Fortune premiere on January 6, 1975. The show has players spin a giant wheel for money or prizes. Oh Vanna! Frank Nasworthy invents the polyurethane wheel and forms the Cadillac Wheels Company in California. 2015 1980s 1970s WHEEL FAUCET Waterstone silences the naysayers and re-invents the wheel. Introducing the Wheel Kitchen Faucet by Watertone. 5385 VEN W 0010 WATERSTONE FAUCETS w w w.w ATERSSTONE CO.COM