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Rushmore Searchlight

Post by Kbillet » Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:39 pm

Does anyone know of a source for replacement mirrors for a Rushmore Searchlight? Appropriate 7” diameter.


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Re: Rushmore Searchlight

Post by Kbillet » Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:23 pm

Bump for knowledge. Aren’t there any options for restoration of a Rushmore?
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Re: Rushmore Searchlight

Post by Erik Johnson » Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:59 pm

If you still have the original mirror and it just needs to be re-silvered, you may be able to find someone in your area to re-silver it for you.

Folks that do glass mirror re-silvering are few and far between these days, so you might have to send it somewhere. There is a fellow in St. Paul that does resilvering - Alchemy Mirror. (He re-silvered my bathroom mirror years ago and has done some lamp mirrors for the antique car guys here in the Twin Cities).

http://alchemymirrorresilvering.com/

For reproduction mirrors, contact this outfit:

http://www.veteranautolamps.com/Rushmor ... 0Lamps.htm

http://www.veteranautolamps.com/new_reproductions.htm


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Re: Rushmore Searchlight

Post by Kbillet » Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:18 pm

Thanks Erik. I have sent an email to them.
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Re: Rushmore Searchlight

Post by Terry_007 » Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:28 pm

Anxious to find out if they are still in business. The web site has not been updated since 2009. I emailed them a couple of years ago and they had temporarily stopped the lamp operation due to some family stuff. They had purchased all the tooling, equipment etc from a guy in New Zeland and moved it all to the US, but as far as I know they never really opened up for business.
I will try and get some info on new reflectors from a friend who had some made for an early car he was restoring and will posst here when I get the details.
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Re: Rushmore Searchlight

Post by Kbillet » Sat Jun 22, 2019 6:25 pm

Thanks Terry,
I sent two emails to the contact link on the WEB site. No response so far. I appreciate your checking into other options.
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Re: Rushmore Searchlight

Post by ModelT46 » Sat Jun 22, 2019 9:42 pm

I have. One of those search lights. The reflector needs re silvering. Thank U for the info.p


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Re: Rushmore Searchlight

Post by Terry_007 » Sat Jun 22, 2019 11:00 pm

Here is the info I got -
Buffalo Precision Glass.Com
Buffalo Precision Glass
56 Harvester Ave
Batavia NY 14020
1-585-343-6050
Let us know if this turns out ok for you as there are probably a lot of people who would like to have new reflectors.
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Re: Rushmore Searchlight

Post by babychadwick » Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:35 pm

I just came across this and thought I would share.

https://hcca.org/BOARDS/viewtopic.php?f ... 2efd171850
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Re: Rushmore Searchlight

Post by Nv Bob » Tue Jun 25, 2019 11:19 pm

Not using gas to light i bought concave parabolic mirror
From science teacher supply

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