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Show your Trouble Lights
Found this at a car boot sale in Wiltshire, England a few years ago. Has a hand cranked 12 foot long retractable cord. The bulb is a vintage double contact headlight bulb.
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Here’s a clip-on style. Uses single contact socket, easy to just clip the wire end to any hot terminal.
Reflector has ball swivel for directing the light.
Reflector has ball swivel for directing the light.
The best way is always the simplest. The attics of the world are cluttered up with complicated failures. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
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Re: Show your Trouble Lights
Like the reflector. Must have had another clamp. That is a more modern reflector light clamp still being made today.
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Mark
Hardly any auto accessory today can't be found by tracing it's roots in the Model T era of thousands of new devices
Hardly any auto accessory today can't be found by tracing it's roots in the Model T era of thousands of new devices
The best way is always the simplest. The attics of the world are cluttered up with complicated failures. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
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Dallas
That is a real nice one, cover goes over the bulb for tool box safe storage. Love it!
Have seen this version in Western Auto, 1923 print catalog. LIKE!
That is a real nice one, cover goes over the bulb for tool box safe storage. Love it!
Have seen this version in Western Auto, 1923 print catalog. LIKE!
The best way is always the simplest. The attics of the world are cluttered up with complicated failures. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
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Re: Show your Trouble Lights
Dan, thanks for posting the ad. Now I can install the correct socket. Much easier than usting a screwdriver to hook it up.
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Dallas
Just glad you posted your lamp, haven't ever seen one since seeing the adv. years ago, always thought what a novel design!
The socket may have to have ground to work that lamp. Back in the day were made double or single pole male plugs, and the female sockets to match, normally made flush mount to the dash. That way your lamp can be a plug and play
Accessory female socket, double pole to provide ground, mounted on wood dash for trouble lamp use.
Just glad you posted your lamp, haven't ever seen one since seeing the adv. years ago, always thought what a novel design!
The socket may have to have ground to work that lamp. Back in the day were made double or single pole male plugs, and the female sockets to match, normally made flush mount to the dash. That way your lamp can be a plug and play
Accessory female socket, double pole to provide ground, mounted on wood dash for trouble lamp use.
The best way is always the simplest. The attics of the world are cluttered up with complicated failures. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
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Re: Show your Trouble Lights
Ok Dan. I stand corrected! That design is older than I imagined.