Fred Fauth's Slotted Wheels

For many years, Lloyd V. Tuttle contributed historic photos and information to the Defiance Crescent-News for his column: "A Backward Glance."  This article ran on May 27, 1965 with information on Fred Fauth's invention.

"NECESSITY is the mother of invention.  Back in 1929, automobiles often needed pull-out chains, but there was no way to attach them to the disc wheels.  So Fred Fauth, rt. 8, Defiance, cut slots in his 1927 Chevrolet wheels.  Shortly afterward, slotted wheels became standard equipment."