Wanted: Side and tail lights
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Philip Lawrence
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Wanted: Side and tail lights
I'm looking for a nice set of side lights and also a nice tail light for a 1916. These would have steel rims and have the small vent holes around the base of the chimney. The reflector inside is round unlike the later lights that have a more square shaped reflector.
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Allan
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Re: Wanted: Side and tail lights
Philip, on our Canadian sourced cars, the round "diver's helmet" reflectors are satin nickel plated brass. The tops and the lens rims are also brass. These are typical of 1915 lights. By 1916 the lamps were all steel, with the squared off steel reflector. These are much easier to find.
Allan from down under.
Allan from down under.
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CTLeonard
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Re: Wanted: Side and tail lights
I have a nice set of E&J 32 sidelights fs. ctleonard64@gmail.com
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Philip Lawrence
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Re: Wanted: Side and tail lights
Allen, Thank you for your comment. I wish the kerosene lamps here had reflectors made of brass, U.S. production used steel reflectors. It's hard to find them without heavy rust and pitting these days. I think the square type reflectors came along about 1919 in the U.S. The reflectors I believe were zinc plated.