Terry Bond

I've attached a photo of the Staver emblem. Thanks for Mike and Murray Shears for sharing. They have a fabulous collection. I know there is a Staver watch fob around and it seems to be fairly common. Believe it is related to their buggy manufacturing business rather than the automotive. Of course the Staver sheet music has been mentioned previously on the forum. This photo is from my own collection of auto sheet music (showing both front and back side). Terry choose files... Click to choose files

For me it was watching the Governor sign legislation I've been working on for 10 years! It's a special bill that permits healthcare systems to hire our veterans with medic or hospital corpsman background into important critical care positions they formerly would not been eligible for without going back to school to get licensed. Now we can hire them to do what they were trained for (and have experience with) in the military. It's a big step forward for our veterans here in Virginia and I'm proud to have been involved with it. Terry

You've accurately described the Staver badge but how about posting a picture so we can advise? I'll try and get a photo of the one in my friends collection. Trying to get him logged into the forum so he can assist directly. He and his son have been collecting for many years and they are great folks who are very helpful. How many Staver vehicles do you know of? Terry

Agree, I thought the two piece bracket was kinda truck-like. With the bracket being adjustable, you could use most any kind of lamp you wanted. That would be typical for a truck type vehicle. Terry

I've confirmed it's 1912 Oakland. Here is a photo of a 1912 Oakland and you can see the radiator badge on it. I'll ask about the Staver emblem. Terry

Nice car, too bad it happened. Saw the car at Hershey and like a lot of others, really thought it was an amazing restoration. I'm sure it will be back again and I'm looking forward to seeing it again. Keep us posted on the details. Terry

Don't know anything about this particular type but a friend in our local MG club bought something similar and then found it would not work under his MG. Fortunately he had other cars he could use it on. Think that if you measure carefully to ensure it fits between wheels and fits the frame at lift points it looks pretty handy. Terry

Could have been any car. Gray and Davis was a well known maker of lamps and many were supplied with specific cars, but they are usually also embossed with the car name, e.g. Cadillac. I have a large collection of early accessory catalogs and there are many Gray and Davis lamps illustrated in them that could be purchased and put onto any car. They were a pretty good quality lamp so were probably an upgrade. A lot of cars also actually came without lamps supplied original equipment, and if you wanted some, you bought what you preferred. They were available from auto parts stores, country garages, hardware stores, and of course even some dealers supplied them. Polish it up and put it on the shelf to admire. They are not terribly scarce. Big issue with them is cracked reflector. Those glass mirrors are getting difficult to find and usually will need to be resilvered. Burners are also available but not getting any cheaper. Terry.

I have a friend in England who has perhaps one of the largest collections of emblems existing and I've sent him the link. We'll see if he know it. Terry

Yes-pics are important as are post-event reports! It's been years since I've been there but one of our local region members visited a couple of years ago. I had a good friend email me a couple of pics I'll try and post a bit later when I get a chance. Like a lot of other swap meets, the focus shifts towards newer and newer vehicles, however it' still one of the top events of it's kind for European cars/parts and automobilia. Lots of stuff you won't see anywhere else, but I'm told brass isn't as prevalent as it was a few years ago. Terry

Hi Bill, are you talking about the cards showing photos of cars in Austie's collection? There were piles of them at the museum and they still show up on the internet (check ebay). I assume he must have had other old cards in a collection but am not aware what became of those. Terry

Missed you at Hershey! I also have a couple of hand painted postcards - this is one of my favorites. Probably painted over another card of some kind, but a clever and quite personal way to send greetings. stuff like this isn't done these days!

Among my collection of collections I have about 7 albums filled with early automotive postcards. Started collecting years ago and my focus was (and still is) early stuff. Although I've added later gas stations, etc, they need to at least have visible pumps out front to be of interest. My "real-photo" postcard collection is only a small portion of them. I love the artsy-type cards depicting early autos, motoring scenes, or even humorous situations from the early 1900s when the car was just becoming popular. Recently did a short program for our club on collecting automotive postcards. It's something that is cheap and doesn't take up a lot of space. Plus, you get to read someone else's mail! Terry

I can envision someone with a drone marketing their services by locating stashes of collector cars. I once knew some folks I Michigan who periodically used a small plane to scour the countryside looking for old cars parked out behind the barns. I'm sure there might even be the capability to use some kind of radar to penetrate garage walls and actually see what's inside! Technology is amazing. Terry

Needs to be dumped over to the for sale section. this forum is for discussion about swap meets, not pieces for sale. thanks,

Wow Bob, it'll take a big show-case for that Hershey find. In my photos what seems to be an Overland badge is actually a salesman's lapel button. Neat little item.

Annie, we'd love to have you guys attend our Old Dominion Meet. The location is fabulous - Founders Inn. You can google it to see. It should be a great event. We usually have a number of NC cars attend. First class event with AACA style judging. Terry

Wow, you sure did some power shopping - I managed a few great finds for my collection of collections including some brass items, and nice automobilia including a Royal doulton plate. Added a few spark plugs, some Model T accessories for my old auto parts store recreation, and a wonderful early Montaut print. Here are a couple of pics.

Saw the car, but missed seeing you too. Lets catch up at Philly. Hershey is always a challenge to get around and see everything, including people! Our time in the swap meet consumes most of our days, either selling or shopping. The week fills up pretty quickly with dinners, and functions like Night at the Museum. Makes for a busy but fabulous week. Terry

The Hershey Region members deserve every bit of praise for another fantastic week in Chocolate town! It was fabulous!!! Terry

What? Ure going back again? Don't know about the rest, but my yearly calendar begins and ends on Hershey dates. This year was one amazing event, and the weather sure helped too! Terry

Dittos here Bob, think I'll just leave the truck packed and start counting the days!\Terry

Hi Bob, look forward to having you stop and visit at Hershey. Terry

GCC 5-6, end of the row across from the crab cake vendor. Great place to be, near the AACA booth and membership table. Stop by and say hi, bring old spark plugs! Susan and I like to shop too so might be out roaming around. Best time to catch us is late PM. Terry

Got the camera out this evening - here are a couple of photos showing the Ignitor from my spark plug collection. I've also included a photo showing two of the "plugs" used in these devices, and a page from a catalog in my collection from Gamages, London, dated 1906. For automotive use, it seems these were more commonly used in early European cars. I guess it would take digging into the library collection of early literature to see if any info on these exists for some of the cars referenced in the page from Gamages catalog. I was always told that mine was used in a De Detrich, circa 1904/5. David, your's of course is not like the one I have, but I do still believe it comes from a one-cylinder stationary engine. Just a guess on my part, but perhaps you can try a post on the gas-engine enthusiasts forum - http://www.smokstak.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=5 You might get lots of people asking to buy it, but if it needs to go to a dedicated spark plug collector, my hand is in the air! If you are interested in collecting early spark plugs this could form the basis of a nice collection (remember, three of anything is a collection). There will be a big gathering of the members of the Spark Plug Collectors of America (SPCOA) at Hershey so if you are going to attend stick it in your pocket for our show-and-tell session. Let me know and I'll post details. Our little club of plug collectors has been around over 40 years now and there is a good bunch of about 300 dedicated members world-wide. Our quarterly publication "The Ignitor" contains a wealth of information on plugs and alone is worth the price of membership. I have also heard that some of these early "plugs" were produced by the firm Claudel-Hobson, but I have no info to confirm that. I've also added a couple of photos showing the one-cylinder Cadillac spark plug assembly. Mine is still in it's original wooden box. Anxious to learn more- and happy collecting! Look me up at GCC 5-6 later in the afternoon and bring old spark plugs! Terry