13T - Carbide Generator Make

[Darin Hull]

Nine and a half years later... got a carbide generator at the Luray swap meet. Was rereading a thread where I asked about carbide generators and remember Bob Corio’s painting a picture of pleasing the crowd with magical T skills...

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/17 ... 1295471465

I’ve read carbide generators were made by Victor, JNO, and some other folks. I’ve found a few pictures of Victors and they appear to have writing along the top and some a brass device at the top to approximate the drip rate. Is this generator a Corcoran or Brown possibly? I don’t see any identifying marks on it.

Thank you for your time,
Darin

[Drkbp]

John Brown.

Does it have the insides?

Looks like a nice one.

Ken

[namdc3]

Definitely Brown or E&J and not any of the others. Ken, how do you tell between Brown and E&J?

[Darin Hull]

Ken,

I believe so... pics of the insides.

Darin

[Dan Haynes]

I think Jno. Brown generators have the hooked pointer for adjustment with the circular scale showing drops per minute wherever the sharp tip of the pointer is pointing.

[namdc3]

The hook style is Victor, Dan.

[bud delong]

That looks like the one on our 14 and we have all 5 Victor lamps. If you use it clean it quickly after each use!! Bud.

[Dan Haynes]

You know what, Nikolaus? I think you are absolutely right.

[Drkbp]

There seem to be two variations of Victor Black & Brass generators.
A smooth top water tank (early) and an embossed (late) with the identification.

It seems the late Victor is the only Black & Brass generator used on Fords
to carry identification. Some "early" Victor's may have brass clamps but I have no pictures of that.
Anyone?

During this time, Thomas Corcoran and his brothers owned both the Victor and Corcoran Lamp Companies.