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TheMoneyPit

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  1. I agree, around 1921 or 22. My grandfather and his younger brother drove one from Boxboro Massachusetts to California in the mid to late 20's following the agricultural route (planting and harvesting along the way for the money to continue forward) saving many photos and memories along the way. I bet it was a lot tougher "ride" than they made it out to be...
  2. Definitely not Ford either. They appear to have a taper lock style mount which makes me think that they are truck or commercial lights, but that is a guess...
  3. I have to burst your bubble... They are coils, not batteries Ford made over 15 million Model Ts! So, with 4 coils per car this adds up to 60 million coils in production, say another 25 to 30 million more as service parts gives you roughly 90 million coils produced... Even if they are still in perfect working order you would be lucky to see $10.00 each A little research before advertising an item really needs to be done...
  4. Looks like a death trap to me... I am amazed by Keiser's knowledge base at times, this is another one of those times...
  5. Do you have a picture of the lamps that you are looking for?
  6. I think the advice above is on the money, if you measure the inside diameter of the threads and can get the pitch from a thread gauge you can likely find one that would fit on here with a wanted ad or on eBay by asking for the thread size. I would also suggest if it is for a project, speedster or non restoration use, that any competent radiator shop could replace the neck with another one you have a cap for. You can also have a machinist spin one up to fit, even an inept engineer with a little machine background could do it (any resemblance to another person other than myself is purely coincidental)!
  7. Even "LOANING" to a museum can be a crap shoot, too many volunteers and all it takes is one with a personal agenda. This had been the advice I had been given that said not to. Even then, I would have loaned a part of my collection if the museum was willing to pay any damages or loss from theft, which they continued to claim was unnecessary or did not think the emblems had any value... I never cared for the administrator after that.
  8. I go with Paige, Jewett had a rectangular emblem and Paige used the diamond shape plainly visible thru the rust...
  9. That is a sad story, and it does bring the museums integrity into question. Several years ago I had discussed loaning a collection of radiator emblems to a museum for an exhibit of automotive art, until a friend who worked at the museum advised against it. It's stories like this that support his cautionary advice.
  10. Maybe its just me, but that mounting bracket makes me think cheap India repop junk from the 1970's not the early 1900's. Just my opinion...
  11. An Early motorcycle horn, say 1912-1917 compared to similar car horns, but it could be an accessory and not a factory installed piece. Either way someone will want your horn for a project bike, and it should bring good money IMO
  12. Keep an eye on eBay, a lot of sellers confuse this jack with a late Model A Ford single screw jack.
  13. Very impressed with your collection. I'm not surprised that you didn't recognize the tip as lightning, I think that these were different depending on where you were. I've seen different ones in PA than I saw growing up in New England, and different ones yet in Tennessee & Alabama. I don't know why I kept the one I have but at some point it will wind up on my final retirement barn, which is coming up too quickly!
  14. Here's the one I took off my barn in central PA many years ago. I have two milk glass balls somewhere, but look at the point it's very similar.
  15. Tip of a lightning rod for the top of your barn... usually see three to six of them depending on the size of the barn.
  16. Thinking som more, the radiator shell is pre 1923 which is about when they added the more refined apron covering the frame below the radiator. If you post pictures on the MTFCA website forum you can nail down the exact years of these.
  17. I think that these are 1919 to 1925, otherwise they would have sidelamp brackets built into the windshield mount. The side lamps weren't supplied on cars with starters and the starting system was offered in the late teens
  18. Don't let your wife know I made the crack about being old by recognizing what that is, she might not appreciate it.
  19. I could be wrong, but it looks like a wrist guard from high school archery lessons. I'm showing my age if you think about that awhile...
  20. Switch looks like a Delco unit from the 1920's - please take an oblique picture of the handle and maybe someone can match it with a more common make. That vehicle sounds like a really interesting project!
  21. From what I hear from the great white northeast, Fisher Plows are the "Rolls Royce" of snow removal equipment... Fitting description I see!
  22. I'm sure that it could be restored, but the price may be more than it's worth. I looked into having a Pierce Arrow ornament fixed about 20 years ago and it still shocks me when I think about it. Still looking good on my shelf even if the arrow is ugly.
  23. Any interesting design on the shield? For some reason I think that those threads are truck and British.
  24. A tour I attended years ago stopped at a place named "Columbia classic automobile restoration" in Maine. They had an unrestored Columbia there. An internet search said they were in Winthrop.
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