The wheel is marked as being built by ES BURMAN Co. Chicago and includes the original steering shaft and chain wildcat pulley of naval brass, complete with pillow blocks and bushings. From spoke tip to spoke tip it measures 3 ft. The last boat it was on was a tug boat of Canadian registry built by Mercers in Vancouver BC in 1943. The tug was named Strady 15 and the seller owned it for 10 years. During the ownership she survived one sinking while towing in the Gulf of Georgia and by the accounts of previous owners she had been sunk and raised on two other occasions before he bought her. It is perfectly sound with no breaks or damage. The back is faced with the same cast brass face plate as you see on the front in the picture. During his ownership of the tug it was converted to hydraulic steering and from the picture you may notice the adapter bushing in the hub. It is easily pressed out so the original chain wildcat shaft will fit.