CaveBear

The base of the generator is wider than the canister, and most of the pictures I found online don't have that wide base. Terry is right with the Model T's! I just found a picture of a Model T on this site: 1914 Model T. So it looks like they used that style generator from 1908 to 1914. When I do an image search on Google for 1915 model T's they no longer have the generator. So "1937hd45" is also totally right on the pre-1915 autos. Thanks guys for the info, you guys are good! -Tom

I have an old picture from a cave I own in Arizona. The guys in the photo are using a carbide generator for lighting the cave. These generators were used for headlights on roadsters and touring cars (EMF) around 1908-1912. Maybe other ones that I don't know about also. I'm trying to figure out the exact year/model of car that the generator is from. This will help me determine the year that the cave was first visited. Also, I was curious about the goggles on the one guy, can I assume he was driving a car without a windshield? He kind of looks like a chauffeur with that hat. The picture lists a "Dr. R. J. Ropper" in the group visiting the cave. Maybe the Doctor was some important guy being driven by his chauffer?? Thanks for any info. Tom