pint4 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 This is an unusual light. Two lenses-one red and one clear. Extremely small-could it have been a turn signal? What car does it fit? Or could it be for a motorcycle? It is vry unique-uncovered after more than 60 years of storage.Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pint4 Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 This is a view of the other lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Binger Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 What about marker lights for a boat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pint4 Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 The person I got it from says car or motorcycle. Would probably be a pre-war boar? Never saw one like it on any of the old wood boats I have seen. I thought it might recognizeable by the prism lens. Quite a nice lens. Looks to have an on/offswitch that rotates.Quite interesting piece of history.Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_PackardV8 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Why do u think it's a warning lite????? What is that little peg sticking out just above the base and the missing paint seems to pattern it????? It resembles and is most likely a sidecar fender lite pre 1935. It would have have mounted at the TOP of the fender and many sidecars of the pre 35 era ran a similar lite of that size and dual lens. It's that small peg (switch???) that throws me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_PackardV8 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 The only problem with my sidecar lite theory is that the base is too flat to mount atop a crowned hack fender. Unless there was a thick rubber base which was common on m/c applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoneyPit Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Model T era accessory for the roadside fender as a parking lite so that it would be visible to oncoming traffic. The red was to the rear and it could be turned on and off as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pint4 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 The small arm that is sticking out on the side of the light seems to work like a switch. It slides back and forth. That is why the unpaintedf surface doesn't have paint on it. It's a shiel that prevent dirt and moisture from getting inside the light fixture when the switch is moved back and forth. Is there a Model T catalog or accessory booklet that shows a light like this? I have never seen one.Thanks.Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J.Heizmann Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 pint4...Highly recommend that you search the archives of the AACA Library & Research Center.Within this page header, click on "Resources", "AACA Library". Regards,Peter J... <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 It is a marker light. There are a bunch of variations on these made in the late teens into the 20's. Many cities passed laws requiring that a parked car had to have such lights on them so they could be more easily seen. You didn't need to switch on the light until you parked for the evening. External switch was there so you could switch just that light on after exiting the vehicle. These were sold in auto accessory stores and thru catalogs. The AACA Library has quite a collection on early accessory catalogs and might have one with an ad for just this kind.Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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