May West Shackles

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2015: May West Shackles
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ken Phillips on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 01:17 am:

what were they called before May West?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Warren W. Mortensen -- Ham Lake, MN on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 01:19 am:

Flora Doras shackles? Sorry, couldn't help it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Gregush Portland Oregon on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 11:57 am:

Narrow on top and wide at the bottom kinda like Mae West. There is also a life jacket called the Mae West, for the same reason.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_West
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Robert Poane on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 12:19 pm:

Not to be funny, but I always thought they were called mae west because Mae West had big breasts.

The life preservers were called mae west I thought because they were like big breast helping the wearer to float??


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Wolf on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 12:23 pm:

Robert;
Same here


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Gregush Portland Oregon on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 12:51 pm:

https://www.google.com/search?q=mae+west&newwindow=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&e i=k8_HVOSxJtLXoASmpYHQDw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=865

While yes her upper is ample there was a long time through history that wide at the hips was sexy.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem - SE Michigan on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 01:14 pm:

If Model T's had been made in the 70's, they would be called Dolly Parton shackles.

Today, they would be Kardashian shackles.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 01:36 pm:

The Mae West shackle used on early Fords is wide and wider, with narrow in between. Mae West became a star after the era when the shackles were used, but her name was applied because of the resemblance to her figure. The mid-teens shackle is the same width, top and bottom, and narrow in between, so it's called a figure eight.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Robert Poane on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 02:08 pm:

Ok Steve that makes sense.

For now on if we have a female anatomy question, Steve Jelf is our go to guy!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 02:17 pm:

Why doncha come up and see me some time. We'll try out my shackles.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem - SE Michigan on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 04:31 pm:

Those shackles will raise your hackles.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 05:12 pm:

The T shackles likely would not have been called "Mae West" at the time they were installed on new cars. She was basically an unknown rising star of Vaudeville around 1912. Her big break on stage did not come about until 1917 (I had to look that up).
A star, business women, and brilliant promoter, she was no dumb blond!
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ken Phillips on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 02:26 am:

well while you were all fondling through your vintage porn collection Wayne sheldon worked it out. According to official Ford archives Henry referred to the early shackles as violin shackles and it was not until 1933 that a ford parts dealer in Wisconsin by the name of hank pinkman advertised the replacement shackles in the local rag as May west shackles to try and drum up business and the name appears to have stuck and was used universally from that time on in subsequent advertisements across the us.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 03:15 am:

WOW Ken P! Where did you find that out? I think YOU may deserve a trophy!
Do drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


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