Show us your Vintage Automobile Paraphernalia

[Private Lugnutz]

That's the word I was looking for! Thanks.

 

[Brille]

One more tonight...

cool stuff! Is this device called a hydrometer?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Is this device called a hydrometer?

Yes. Typically - or typically for WWII automotive maintenance depots, anyway, there were two: one for batteries and one for radiators (anti-freeze). Since the US Army modeled much of its equipment on civilian practices at that time, I would imagine it was the same in vintage civilian service stations.

 

[454ragtop]

Here's a few items, set of wheel locks, tire pressure gauge, and a couple spark plugs.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I had a good day at the flea market today, running into a Tube Patch Kit ($1.50!) dated 1933 that I am excited about.

I had never heard of Cornell Tire & Rubber Company before, but I couldn't resist the design and colors on the tube, so I bought it and did a little research while it was soaking in Simple Green and then Metal Rescue.

I am not quite sure how they got from Akron, Ohio to Philadelphia, PA, but I discovered, oddly, the name was copyrighted in 1933 by The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe, and Jack, "doing business as the Cornell Tire & Rubber Company." If you're from Pennsylvania or New Jersey, you know how legendary the Pep Boys are, so that was a nice surprise for me.

BEFORE Pics 1, 2, & 3... AFTER Pics 4, 5, & 6

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Additional photos (including the contents - just some leftover red and black patch material, no brush or rubber cement, etc), and the trademark info I excerpted (See Pic 4).

 

[Motorman55]

Here's a few items, set of wheel locks, tire pressure gauge, and a couple spark plugs.

Nice box art on the spark plug.

 

[2oolhound]

you may notice there is no heating element (typically tungsten) coiled around it. I have no idea how I would simulate that. I suppose I could get something a little more modern (those springy-like coils, for instance), connect that to wherever the solid tungsten piece emanated from, and wrap that around the now empty spirals in the ceramic core. Not sure how I would fasten that at the top of the ceramic core though.

You guys may talk me into this yet.

How about keeping an eye out for an old hot plate in good shape?

This is a great thread by the way!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I was thinking an old toaster, 2oolhound! Great minds...

 

[IowaMercMan]

WW2 tire ration stamps, and a neat little book for carrying. Ottumwa, IA with my gf’s grandfather’ name and an expiration date of 9/1945. Found cleaning up gf’s mother’s estate.





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[Private Lugnutz]

Very cool!

 

[d42jeep]

We picked up these at the estate sale of my wife’s first grade teacher after she passed away at 101.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice, Don. I don’t want to stray too far away from our theme here, but very briefly, the only O.P.A. marked WWII paperwork I have ever managed to find was the labels stuck inside the repurposed eyeglass cases of the first and second wartime Chapman Midget Sets I have been very fortunate to find. 

 

[d42jeep]

These are probably automotive related. Sometime in the ‘60s my wife’s teacher picked up a new VW on a trip to Germany. At the end of the trip the VW was shipped to the US but she saved the German plates which we have held onto. I’m not sure why they don’t match one another.
My wife has a picture of her teacher posing with the VW in Germany.
-Don

 

[Farmer J.]

How about this first aid kit, not tremendously old as I bought it in 1978 from 'Eastern Counties Farmers', a now defunct farmers co-op.
Thankfully I have never yet had cause to use the large triangular bandage in it but the sticking plasters have been depleted over the years.. The tube of antihistamine cream is well used, when I was a teenager harvesting in Manitoba the midges ate me alive!
My auntie (who was a nurse in WW2) wisely advised "every vehicle should always carry a first aid kit, and even if you don't know how to use it someone else at the scene of an accident may have more knowledge".

This post leads me on to another question:
What was in a US army vehicle first aid kit, in England, whilst preparing for 'D Day'?
The reason I ask and the story behind it, would be for another post, if you want it..

 

[Farmer J.]

Here's an old Anthes road flare kit. I had to repaint the case, but the wicks have never been lit. I suspect that goes for most of these that are still around.

Those bring back a memory! It involves a cold winters night on the prarie, a grain truck with a dead battery, and a railroad crossing ..

 

[harley jim]

WW2 tire ration stamps, and a neat little book for carrying. Ottumwa, IA with my gf’s grandfather’ name and an expiration date of 9/1945. Found cleaning up gf’s mother’s estate.





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These are opas they are wood and were used by merchants to make change for ration stamps

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[Private Lugnutz]

How about this first aid kit, not tremendously old as I bought it in 1978 from 'Eastern Counties Farmers', a now defunct farmers co-op.

No worries, J. That kit will be vintage when someone is reading this thread 9 years from now!

What was in a US army vehicle first aid kit, in England, whilst preparing for 'D Day'?

You mean like the one in this photo...

...that goes in this vehicle?!

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The reason I ask and the story behind it, would be for another post, if you want it..

Go ahead, J, lay it on us. As I said in my opener, I had wanted to avoid going military in this thread, because the on-board toolkit and accessories (FAK, Fire Extinguisher, Pioneer Kit, and Spares Kit) for jeeps and Dodges etc are a whole collecting universe unto themselves, and could quickly overrun this thread, and I kinda sorta wanted to keep this civilian, but for you, and one story from 'across the pond' (I have a feeling it will be good....!), I will make an exception.

 

[wrenchguy]

Hot Patches, not sure how old.

 

[wrenchguy]

Only things left from my 1st car. I bought these in 1968 and don't think they were repops back then.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Love that Dutch Brand logo.

 

[Motorman55]

Vintage ESSO Glass Block Bank.

 

[ndnchf]

I have this teens era "Kellogg Air Pump" on it's original stand. Its a 220v, chain driven compressor that came out of a garage in the mountains of Virginia. The original electric motor was full of full of dust, sawdust and grease and the whole thing was caked with dirt. But after a complete teardown, clean, lubrication and wiring repair - it runs like a champ.

 

[Farmer J.]

No worries, J. That kit will be vintage when someone is reading this thread 9 years from now!
It had probably been on the shelf for about 9 years in that place!


You mean like the one in this photo...

...that goes in this vehicle?!

I'm not sure exactly which vehicle, and it was just the contents of the first aid kit not the entire contents of the vehicle!.. but the Jeep looks great anyway.


Go ahead, J, lay it on us. As I said in my opener, I had wanted to avoid going military in this thread, because the on-board toolkit and accessories (FAK, Fire Extinguisher, Pioneer Kit, and Spares Kit) for jeeps and Dodges etc are a whole collecting universe unto themselves, and could quickly overrun this thread, and I kinda sorta wanted to keep this civilian, but for you, and one story from 'across the pond' (I have a feeling it will be good....!), I will make an exception.

So, with this permission from the OP I will digress from the thread with this story:

My Great Grandparents Philip and Mary retired to a small farm in South Devon, and they were involved in an awful road accident. An American who had recently landed was driving on the wrong side of the road, which was not uncommon I expect he had plenty of problems on his mind.
I will spare you the exact details of the severe injuries, but their horse was immediately shot out of mercy, Philip had large abdominal wounds and Mary was thrown into the road which split her head open. The American driver was also injured but still able to kindly assist at the scene. The passenger in the vehicle luckily happened to be a US Army medic, well trained and cool headed, he had no equipment with him except the on board vehicle kit but was able to use this and save both their lives.
Someone at the scene said to him "see to the man first, the lady in the road looks 'gone' already" but Mary spoke up whilst laying there, and said "I'm not dead yet!"
They both survived, (although later on Mary developed Parkinsons disease) and on the gravestone it says under her name 'Being dead yet speaketh'.
The farm was taken over for battle practise area for Exercise Tiger, and the US Army has touchingly presented a memorial at Slapton Sands to the local people who were displaced.
Tragically, Exercise Tiger did not go well.
https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/exercise-tiger-d-day-training-at-slapton-sands/

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I am dumbfounded, humbled, re-inspired, and strangely becalmed by your very personal story of human dignity, perseverance, and, it must be said, humor in tragedy (perfect gravestone epitaph), as a son and nephew, as you know, of WWII veterans, and grateful, as a host for ennobling this thread. Thanks, J.

 

[Roundhouse]

Love seeing this stuff

 

[ttpete]

These are opas they are wood and were used by merchants to make change for ration stamps

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Those are ration points. Red ones are for meat and blue ones for groceries.

 

[driftpin]

That's quite a personal history, thank-you for the story.

I was picking-up two impact-rated single-light exterior doors (HVHZ) and saw this cool tin truck hanging in the warehouse. It's about 24" long and 12" high. I checked the backside for a 'made in China' label or a barcode, but saw none. Perhaps it's folk art?

 

[Motorman55]

Vintage Firestone Motorcycle Tires 2 page ad, Dated August 30, 1919

 

[Motorman55]

Vintage New Jersey 'Outside Advertising' (O.A. N.J.) Tax plate.

These plates were attached to large roadside billboards and signs for various commercial advertising including Gas & Oil, New Autos, Gas Stations, etc.

 

[wrenchguy]

Some more shelf sitters.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is my Vixen spark plug sandblaster. It hasn’t seen much use recently.
-Don

 

[Debcrow]

Well, I do not know if this counts as automobile Paraphernalia. This came from a defunct Auto Parts store. Mallory Ignition counter top promo. This is a standard all metal slot machine bank that was common as a Vegas Souvenir back in the day. It is just under 1 foot tall. Has the Mallory Promo Logo on it.

 

[leog]

Keep them coming, I love em all

leog

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Taking us back to things that were carried in or on the car, these “mud hooks” - as my old man used to call them, are from the 1930’s.

Mud hooks, skid chains, emergency tire chains, whatever you want to call them, they weren’t meant to be left on for continuous running, but they were an essential accessory for getting your car or truck out of a jam off road, on the side of the road, or when driving on unpaved roads.

This “set” of 4 came off the same scrap yard vehicle, but they actually represent two different makes and patents. Same basic concept. Two strong parallel chains joined by a buckle on one end and a canvas ******** the other.

If you're not familiar, these went through the rim and around the tire transversely, not draped all around it like snow chains, and they were cinched up tight with the strap and buckle. Derived from ye old days when automobilists would wrap chains around the tire and hook them to a spoke.

All 4 of them are rated for 6.00, 6.20, and 6.50 size tires (See Pic 4).

Neither has an OEM mark, but these were available from all major auto parts stores and catalogs.

The one on the far left is marked with a patent 1,879,584 (See Pics 2 & 5) and has several links of reinforced chains (welded bars between links, see Pic 7). The inventor was Henry St Pierre in 1932.

The other three (3) are all the same and they are also marked with a patent, 2,104,151 (See Pics 3 & 6). As far as I can tell the buckle is a little different, and I haven't read both patents closely enough to distinguish them beyond that. The inventor is Stuller in 1935.

The straps were dry rotted and snapped off on their own in the same place, just after the rivets, from simple handling. You can see them at the top of Pic 1. I plan to replace them.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Couple of older than 30's reference points for that last post...

 

[Motorman55]

1) Vintage 1940's era green gas station attendant cap with early glass driving goggles.

2) Vintage 1950's era red children's motorcycle cap with winged patch.

3) Vintage 1930's NJ State Police motorcycle officer in front of a Esso gas station photograph

4) Vintage Lionel train metal bridge.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

One of the early (c. 1910) auto trade journals used a very detailed pen-and-ink illustration of that or a similar winged wheel as a logo. I have it saved in a folder somewhere as a future tattoo idea. I'll have to see if I can find it.

 

[B17E1943]

That is quite similar to the Indy 500/Speedway logo, is it not?

 

[don long]

Some more shelf sitters.

I have that same greaser that you have on your shelf and until now I hadn't seen another

2019-04-10 17.11.22 by don long, on Flickr