Whats the strangest ....coolest item made for the Model T that you have or have seen?

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I would like to see #8 arm semaphore and #14 baby carrier.....what were they thinking!..

Eric

The 'Wig-Wag' signals were pretty common on early trucks, and the baby carrier was used too!

I like the emergency tire inflater with an adapter that screwed into a spark plug hole to utilize the exhaust gas from the engine cylinder to fill the low or flat tire. Access to all four tires was provided by a 17' length of rubber, cloth covered hose equipped with a female threaded tire valve adapter. To prevent over-inflation, an in-line pressure gauge was situated 4' from the end of the hose. Jim Patrick

Jim,

Can also be used to spray paint the car. I've done it. Not recommended.

Neil

Eric look at my profile picture for the hand signal.
Howard

I think I would like to see something like the parking brake lever to lock the transmission in low for hill climbing. However, it would have to have a way to quickly release it for a quick stop.
Norm

I was always quite fond of the spring loaded hat holder in my '22 Centerdoor. Most people saw it and asked what the antennae was for. Then, I'd take off my bowler hat and viola! A hat in it's holder. When I let the car go, I sent the hat with it. Now, I miss them both.

Eric, I forget who posted these pictures a while back but this has to be the coolest aftermarket steering wheel ever made for the Model T.....Michael Pawelek

that steering wheel is just one of dealer installed accessories installed on my buddies car. steve schreppel from poland ny. he is the 3rd owner of the car and it was originaly sold in poland ny. 1925 2 door. thats also original interior. it came with a rear bumber, front snubber, 2 piece hand crank, and many others that i cant remember. it is a cool car. the colume has a tag but the only insctiption is pat pend,

I would love to see some better pics of the hand....

The hat holder is really cool...I bet that was a big deal back then about the hats...

WOW!!! that wheel is too much...as mush as I've been reading about these T's I never seen something like that...its too cool

Our 13 touring has a folding down back in the front seat called a "Sleeper" which is neat. The kind of thing you may not let your daughter go on a date in....Smile!

In old Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Keystone Cops movies, that utilized Model T's and Model T chases for a laugh, one humorous, oft used accessory was an accordian style hand type turn signal, somewhat like #8, in Rick's - Surf City picture above, only mounted on a metal accordian type extension operated by a lever. Of course in the old movies, the thing would extend out several feet for a laugh, but Im sure there were ones made like that, that extended out a reasonable way (perhaps 12") from the car so as to be easily seen by the following traffic. Can anyone post a picture of this?

I recall several years ago, one of our members had one on a Model T truck that had been involved in a rollover accident in which his hand type turn signal was damaged. I believe he was lamenting the damage to his rare signal and I e-mailed him offering to repair it, but I never heard back from him. I have been unable to remember the member's name or find the thread in which he posted the pictures of this turn signal device, but I believe it was of the type I described. I wonder if he ever got it repaired. Jim Patrick

I saw a Dupont air paint sprayer with screw on paint bottle yesterday that screws to your valve stem.

Package said it was specifically made for paint touch-up.

I don't know if this is strange, let alone cool, but its certainly worthless. Behold the "HARVE Stabilizer" from the Continental Company in Springfield Ohio. These bolt onto the front spring and, best I can tell, do nothing. I found them on a set of springs amomgst the pile of stuff I inherieted with my T and figured they looked interesting enough to bolt on. This way I am less likely to lose them.

Hi Steve, please resend the pictures. May I suggest you be 3 to 4 feet back and use your zoom to get in a little closer and use something to better steady the camera? Does it say Indian anywhere on the brass tag?

too much whiskey....not enough whiskey...not sure...will retake.

Tags say "Continental Co. Springfield, OH" on the outer edge. Center says "Harve Stabilizer"

Will get some better pics.

Trying again. Unfortunately my flash is not working on my little casio.

Is there some hidden part not shown in the picture? The way it looks it wouldn't have any affect on the car except to replace the original spring clip.
Norm

I am convinced it does aboslutely nothing! Just a U-bolt over the spring holding a casdt iron weight.

Steve - Looks like if you took it off and turned it around the other way, the bulb-shaped top of it would seat inside the front crossmember and perhaps act as a device to help support the front end when the front spring becomes weak, or sags, or perhaps has a broken leaf. (???) (.....just a wild guess)

Or--it looks like there is enough thread to push them farther to center and get them against the front crossmember (profiles seem to match) they would do something to the front spring action but not sure if it would be good....

Tim Moore

Could be I have them on "wrong." This is how I found them on the set of springs they were with piled up in the barn years ago. I think they are just proof that people will buy anything.

Maybe they're like the accessories on this one:

My Father's friend, John Cornwell, of Ohio, who had a Model T in High School, told me of a practice that was popular back then. They would tie two coconuts to the rear end and put a sign on the back saying "You can't call me Lizzie anymore". I believe the meaning would be lost among today's generation, most of who are not aware that the Model T was once called the "Tin Lizzie". Jim Patrick

Or this? Taken four years ago while out hunting Christmas trees. Myself, son Alex (now 16!) daughter Claire (14) Wife Allison and Alex's '15T Touring. Yes, it is Alex's and he and I are getting it ready to drive to New York next summer. Need new wood wheels all the way around. Any ideas?

I found this photo in an older auction bill and think it’s cool. Even though I don’t fish, I would love to just pull it around.

Really clever; the boat is suspended. Looks like axles wouldn't even have to get wet on a shallow launch ramp.

So are those springs working in reverse? Ponderous.

No. If you look closely, you'll see that the axles are supporting the lower frame that surrounds the boat. The crossmember directly over the wheels is the crossmember for the lower frame (you can't have one across the rear or you can't launch the boat). The full elliptic springs are supported by the lower frame and in turn support the rear crossmember which is the part that holds the boat.

The boat actually hangs in the air from this and the front support at the bow. The boat never touches the lower frame. The boat is spring supported but the trailer itself has no suspension.

These sort of trailers were popular at one time. Biggest problem was that sometimes someone would forget to secure the boat properly from the hangers and the boat would drop on the road after the fishermen had caught their limit of "bottle bass".

I see now Warren. Definitely not a drive on trailer.

My father-in-law used to say he hated to put bait on his hook cause he might catch something and have to set his "bottle bass" down.

The auction for the boat trailer was in 2008. Here is a picture of the tag from the Alex Boat Works, Alexandria, Mn.