What is it? Set 354

[Rob H.]

Just posted this week's set:

[Jerry - OHIO]

2039- Old cars had these mounted on the dash board so you could see the traffic light if you were to far into the intersection to see the light.

Jerry

[Jerry - OHIO]

2036- Was that on the end of a spring board used by loggers???

Jerry

[Steve R.]

Never seen any like that here, and my uncle had a logging company! Single bladed boot jacks as we knew them, were used for climbing.

Steve R.

[Halvor Pedersen]

2036: A heel or toe iron for a logger's boot?

2037: Fish whacker.

2038: Rack for drying seaweed.

[willshak]

Rob H. wrote the following:

2039 looks light a "traffic light finder" A type of prism lens. It was stuck on a dashboard or windshield with a suction cup mount (missing?) to see a traffic light that was hidden by the roof above the windshield when waiting at a light. You didn't have to lean forward in the seat to peek up at the traffic light. I had a similar one back in the 50s.

[Jerry - OHIO]

We're the only ones that know what is. Mine is on my 53 Merc.

Jerry

[Jerry - OHIO]

The reason for them is if you had one of those visors on your roof it was hard to see the light. I put one on my PT Cruiser.

Jerry

[willshak]

Jerry - OHIO wrote the following:

I had a 53 Mercury Monterey, 2D, 2 Tone Green. I don't remember if it was on that car or one of the other 50's FMC cars I owned

[Michael Kenefick]

[dpb]

They were also similar option for GM vehicles -- the '48 truck had a factory-option one, the '39 a aftermarket version.

LMC Truck has them in recent catalogs; I presume JC Whitney probably still has 'em, too, altho I've not looked...

[Jerry - OHIO]

LMC TRUCKS have them,check under their 50's trucks or J C SHITNEY !!!! Jerry

[Lobby Dosser]

I'm cheap, I just wait until the guy behind me honks.

[Lew Hodgett]

----------------------------- There are a few places I've been in my time where that would definitely not be considered swift, much less safe.

Lew

[Lew Hodgett]

------------------------------ Brass and salt water are totally incompatible.

Salt water leaches the zinc out of the brass, thus bronze is the choice.

Copper is too soft.

Lew

[clare]

There are many places in the USA where the Colt works a lot better than the Klaxon - and is used more!

[Lobby Dosser]

Who said anything about salt water?

[Lobby Dosser]

Well, New Jersey does come to mind ...

[Lobby Dosser]

But they tend not to have traffic lights.

[Lew Hodgett]

---------------- When is the last time you were in L/A?

In some parts of town, the cars have more guns than cell phones.

Lew