May 17, 2006

• Contest II Results

  And the answers are:

  
  

  
  

  1. It is a picture of an oil lamp that was mounted on Model T Fords, and

  
  

  2. Model T parts catalogs call this light a "Side Lamp" although a few call it a "Side Light".

  
  

  However - after further research - I note that some parts catalogs also refer to this part as a cowl light - although it seems clear the light was NOT ALWAYS located on the cowl! See the third Model T picture below.

  
  

  Further, one car parts catalog even offers a picture of the "cowl" light:

  
  

  

  
  

  See www.rootlieb.com/html_files/mt_lrw/mt_lrw.html

  
  

  That being said, beadbrat not only recognized what it was but came up with ONE of the names used by at least one car parts seller! So she must be declared the winner! However, I think it is unlikely that an oil lamp was used as a turn signal. (If someone would have said "Side Lamp" this would have been hard to choose a winner!)

  
  

  But also winners are Dragon2000 who recogonized what and where it belongs first - basically answering question 1 correctly, as did Dingdongdingbat. They both provided Model T pictures to support their claims!

  
  

  You will see from the following pictures, that the light was placed in different locations close to the side of Model T Fords. These are all pictures of 1911 Model T Fords. The lamp I showed yesterday was from my great grand father's 1911 Model T Ford! I never saw either the car or my Great Grandfather - but I have the side lamp from his car! The headlights are larger, and round, and always placed up front.

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  Its not on the "cowl" in this picture!

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  I have circled it in red above!

  
  

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  A Zorse (of course!)

  
  

  

  
  

  A Zedonk

  
  

  
  

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  Dead Turkey Jokes of the Day Question: What is the best type of story to tell a runaway horse? Answer: A tale of WHOA! A cowboy goes into a bar, has a beer, walks outside and finds his horse has been stolen. He walks back into the bar, fires his gun through the ceiling. "Which one of you mothers stole my hoss?" he yells. No one answers. "All right, I’m gonna have one more beer and if my hoss ain’t outside by the time I finish, I’m gonna do what I dun in Texas." He drinks another beer, walks outside, and his horse is back. So he gets on it and gets ready to ride out of town. The bartender walks out of the bar and asks, "Say pardner, what happened in Texas?" The cowboy turns to him, and says, "I had to bloody walk home."

  
  

  
  

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