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I love finding Model T era accessories !

I never heard of such a thing.
Thanks for the eye opener.
Great pictures
Rich

Regarding period accessories, I find the items neat, the graphics neater, and the claims to be (usually) wildly over-stated (particularly when fuel/mileage related)!

That’s a neat find! The chanches of finding a NOS like this one is almost impossible.
I would bet when these were installed they didn’t stay on long or if by chance finding a used one they were pretty much used up.
Probably wasn’t a popular item. I have seen more than a few accessories over the years but thanks to the forum a rare one comes to light. Always learning something about Model T’s!

Nice find! Those spring oilers took many forms, but generally did a good job of keeping the leaves lubricated. I do take exception to one of the package claims though......"Takes place of the shock absorber" ??????

Guess the concept of shock absorber was different back then. A spring that moved and absorbed the shocks from the road was doing it's job, one that was rusted into a solid mass of unlubricated iron, not so much!

I posted a NOS set of these in the original box back in 2011 under ACCESSORY OF THE DAY.
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/17 ... 1298218010

Scott_conger wrote: ↑

Fri May 03, 2019 4:32 pm

...and the claims to be (usually) wildly over-stated...

I agree...ain't it grand!

Would that be the same company that made the crankshaft counter weights?

No. The counterweights were from Clarinda, OH. I thought the same thing.

I think I'll put new wicks in a set and put them on my 27 Roadster when I get it put back together.

And it's from MPLS/St Paul. Cool.
Hope it works.