Ceramic Furniture Wheel - Stem Type
Porcelain Wheel Casters were a popular style during the 19th century Victorian era. These white ceramic furniture wheels were commonly seen on chairs and small tables. Stem requires minimal install-space, making this style ideal for furniture with thin narrow legs. This reproduction caster has a brass fork, white ceramic wheel with a spiral-threaded Philadelphia drive stem.
Stem Type - Porcelain Wheel Casters
| If updating vintage furniture, replace all casters. This insures uniform height, style & appearance. |
Install Stem Type Furniture Wheels
Load Capacity, caster strength and stability is directly related to correct installation. If a caster is incorrectly installed it will-not be strong or serviceable.
- Threaded Stem Casters have a round shank with coarse threads known as a Philadelphia drive stem.
- Use on round or square furniture legs.
- Drill hole in furniture leg slightly smaller in diameter than diameter of drive stem. Depth should be approximately 1/4" deeper than length of caster stem.
- Screw threaded steel Philadelphia drive stem up into pre-drilled hole.
- Fit should be snug