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A wheel has been the symbol of Rotary since our earliest days. The first design was made by Chicago Rotarian Montague Bear, an engraver who drew a simple wagon wheel, with a few lines to show dust and motion. The wheel was said to illustrate “Civilization and Movement.” In 1922, it was decided all Rotary clubs should adopt a single design and in 1923, the present gear wheel with twenty-four cogs and six spokes was adopted.
A group of engineers advised that the geared wheel was mechanically unsound and would not work without a “keyway” in the center of the gear to attach it to a power shaft. So in 1923 the keyway was added and the design which we now know was formal- ly adopted as the official Rotary International emblem.
A group of engineers advised that the geared wheel was mechanically unsound and would not work without a “keyway” in the center of the gear to attach it to a power shaft. So in 1923 the keyway was added and the design which we now know was formal- ly adopted as the official Rotary International emblem.