Banjo wheel question?

[corndog]

I bought a nice banjo wheel that I thought was 37 Ford. But when I cleaned it up I discovered the center hub was chrome plated. The center has a keyed tapered hole like used on Fords. Could this be a Deluxe wheel or a Lincoln Zephyr wheel? Any help is appreciated! Corndog

 

[Pat/Ohio]

Paul, The horn button/light switch looks very much like the one I had on a '35 3W, but the banjo appeared in '36 I believe. So I'm thinking it's a '36 banjo. Pat

 

[Zeke3]

x2 on 36, the round tie bars were used in 36.

 

[corndog]

Thanks!!!

 

[35fordtn]

It’s certainly 1936 Ford or 1936 Lincoln Both use the same but the horn button on the Lincoln does not have “v-8” molded into it

 

[john stimac]

The center hub on a 36 Lincoln Zephyr is chrome plated. The 36 Ford is not.
Other than that, they are the same

 

[Don Rogers]

Early(2/13/36) drawings of the banjo wheel show a chrome plated hub. Later drawings show a Benton Gray hub and later a brown hub to match the wood grain dash.