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Mill Wheel §
A circular water wheel used to power a mill.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: De Re Metallica. Artist unknown. (Figure 189.) Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Ship's Wheel (1) §
The control mechanism for a ship's rudder.
Although a ship's wheel was registered in the early days of the Society, this charge is no longer registrable because it doesn't appear to have been invented until the eighteenth century.
Source: Pennsic Bored-Artist Collection. Artist: Angharat Goch verch Gwenhover.
Ship's Wheel (2) §
The control mechanism for a ship's rudder.
Although a ship's wheel was registered in the early days of the Society, this charge is no longer registrable because it doesn't appear to have been invented until the eighteenth century.
Cog-Wheel (1) §
A toothed wheel used to transmit rotary power in a machine. May be blazoned a “gear-wheel.”
Default orientation: affronty. No proper coloration.
Source: Wappenbuch des Landkreises Hannover. Artist: Gustav Völker.
Cog-Wheel (2) §
A toothed wheel used to transmit rotary power in a machine. May be blazoned a “gear-wheel.”
Default orientation: affronty. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Cog-Wheel (3) §
A toothed wheel used to transmit rotary power in a machine. May be blazoned a “gear-wheel.”
Default orientation: affronty. No proper coloration.
Source: Wappenbuch Süddeutschland. Artist: Unknown. (Page 288.)
Cog-Wheel (4) §
A toothed wheel used to transmit rotary power in a machine. May be blazoned a “gear-wheel.”
Default orientation: affronty. No proper coloration.
Source: Graz UB Ms. 2211. Artist unknown. (Page 134.)
Cog-Wheel (5) §
A toothed wheel used to transmit rotary power in a machine. May be blazoned a “gear-wheel.”
Default orientation: affronty. No proper coloration.
Source: Le Grand Armorial Équestre de la Toison d'Or. Artist unknown. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin. (Page 51.)
Wheel (2) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Bergshammar Armorial. Artist unknown. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Wheel (3) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Insignia Florentinorum. Artist unknown. (From the arms of Nasi, fol. 101.) Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Wheel (4) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Bellenville Armorial. Artist unknown. (Folio 52v.)
Wheel (7) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Insignia Venetorum Nobilium II. Artist unknown. (From the arms of Diresti, folio 131.)
Wheel (8) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate. (Arms of de Restis, p 302.)
Wheel (9) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Ortenburger Wappenbuch. Artist unknown. (Page 97.)
Wheel (10) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Sledgehamster. Artist: Grimwulf Harland.
Wheel (11) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Insignia Florentinorum. Artist unknown. (Arms of Bonvanni, page 36.)
Wheel (12) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Codice Trivulziano 2168. Artist unknown. (Folio 47r.)
Wheel (13) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: English Arms A. Artist unknown. (Page 157.)
Wheel (14) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration,
Source: BnF MS Allemand 304. Artist unknown. (Page 511.)
Wheel (15) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration,
Adapted from images of a dharmachakra wheel carved on the Bharhut stupa in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, circa 100 BCE.
Chief Quarter of a Wheel §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: St. Gallen Armorial. Artist: Unknown. (Arms of Von Randersach, page 91.)
Dexter Half of a Wheel §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Insignia Florentinorum. Artist unknown. (From the arms of Nasi, fol. 101.) Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Wheel Irradiated §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Codice Trivulziano 2168. Artist unknown. (Folio 47r.)
Rimless Wheel (1) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Insignia Florentinorum. Artist unknown. (Arms of Bonsi, page 36.)
Rimless Wheel (2) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Donaueschinger Wappenbuch. Artist unknown. Adapted by Iago ab Adam.
Rimless Wheel (3) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Tesserae Gentilitiae a Siluestro Petra Sancta Romano Societatis Iesu. (Page 523.) Artist unknown. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Wheel with A Broken Rim §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Arma Regni Poloniae. Artist unknown. (Herb of Ossoria, p. 52.)
Catherine Wheel (1) §
A wheel with knives attached to the edge.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
Catherine Wheel (2) §
A wheel with knives attached to the edge.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Wheel of Fortune §
A medieval symbol of the variability of human fate. Sometimes shown with human figures bound to the wheel, rising and falling in turn.
Default orientation: upright. Proper coloration: brown wood.
Source: Die Theuerdank. Artist: Leonhard Beck. (Published in 1519. Fortune’s wheel is used as a personal heraldic device throughout.)
Wheel Hub §
The central portion of a spoked wheel as might be attached to an axle.
No default orientation. Proper coloration: brown wood.
Source: Insignia Nobilium Patavinorum. Artist unknown. (Arms of Banchi, folio 48.)
Two Wheels Conjoined by an Axle (1) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate. (Page 46, arms of de Lazelis.)
Two Wheels Conjoined by an Axle (2) §
A wheel for a cart or wagon.
Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.
Adapted from images of the arms of Mainz.
