Online Collections at UoB - Objects
Go to the Advanced Search
<< Viewing Record 44 of 122 >>
View : Light Box | List View | Image List | Detailed
 


ID number:  WB-HC0578.28
Institution:  Winterbourne House and Garden
Named collection:  Winterbourne GKN Collection
Title / Object name:  GKN constant velocity joint mounted on wooden plinth
Object type:  Sample
Date made:  1965-1970
Materials:  Metal; Wood; Plastic

GKN constant velocity joint mounted on wooden plinth. See Lorenz, 'GKN: The Making of a Business 1759-2009', p. 107ff. The constant velocity joint was significant in the development of the Mini, and in GKN's entry into the automobile market.

<< Viewing Record 44 of 122 >>