The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
MANY NEW ACCESSORIES TO BE SEEN AT GARDEN AND
 PALACE AUTOMOBILE SHOW

PALAGE AUIUMUbILE ShUW
 That marked strides have been made
 the past season in the manufacture of
 motor car accessories will be made
 quite evident at the forthcoming 18th
 National Automobile Show in Madison
 Square Garden and Grand Central Pal
 ace, beginning January 11th. There
 are thousands of automobile enthusi-
 asts who can talk-s'car's for hours at a stretch-enth who have no con- . nection with the automobile industry and who f1atter themselves that they
 know all the up-to-date features of
 automobiles, but the National show holds some decided sur rpriseS in store for those motor fans Unless one visits the big double show, he or she new accessories are on the market for 1913 - accessories which make cars more efficient, more comfortable, easi-
 CT to handle, and in many cases pret- tier and more graceful The majority of such devices that have been brought out are in marked contrast to much of the 'tcIap-trap'' with which the sup ply dealer has been forcedto stock his
 shelves in years gone by. No longer are penny catchers produced by the million. The accessory market has plugs, for instance, long have proved a fertile field for the brain of the inven- tor. Within the past month or so sev- eral new types of plugs have been placed on the market, prominent among which is one in which the electrodes are made of platinum. The use Of this metal is calculated to eliminate the possibility of corrosion and to mini mize the chance of sooting. Another, in which the electrodes are of more scomrno on metal is devoid of the usual gas pocket in the theory that, the spark thus comes into more direct contact with the live gas. Still another has euIation that missing may be traced quickly and easily to the offending plug Knowing that plugs are compar- atively delicate, another prominent manufacturer offers to present a neat leather case to every purchaser of SIX of his plugs
 As has been the case for the past few years, quite few new devices calculated to increase carburetOr efh- ciency by more thoroughly mixing, the gasoline and the air have made their designed to be placed between the car buretor and the inlet passage and their insertion requires but a few mo- mentS and no intimate Knowledge or the internaIs of an automobile engine. Several of them consist principally of fine wire gauge As the gas and air the two in ingredients become more thor oughIy mixed One of them is in the form of a hot water gasket to which the water from the cooling system is piped the heat assisting to gasify the mixture Another is merely a couple of hrass vanes so placed that they i'm art to the igniting mixture sW1rltngI motion which assists in thoroughly
 mixing it.
 What has been said in reference to spark plugs applies with almost equal force to devices which calculated to render the theft of cars less difh- cult if not impossib1e-any number of them have been placed in the market in years gone by and the number has been further increased in the last tweIvemonth by several noteworthy examples of the 1ocksnnith's art One. only last week, is in the form of a small lever designed to be attached to the floor board of the car. When it Is desired to lock the car, the clutch over it. As the clutch cannot be en- gagged until the proper key is inserted in the lock and the lever released, the car is practically safe from molesta- tion The other type which is the most familiar is the variety which is designed to lock the gear shift levers in the neutral position; naturally when the gears cannot be engaged, the cars cannot be run under their own power. Others which have made their appear ance since last show time embrace one which surrounds the throttle and the spark levers on the steering wheel, several designed to lock the gasoline piled to the ignition circuit. Any or all of them may be expected to per form the work for which they are fn- tended.
 There is one accessory which is ab- soIutely new this season in idea as well as construction and which some makers of cars have adopted as regu- lar equipment It is a watch-like In- strument which can be fitted to the radiator cap on a car and is 0esIgned to protect the motor from damage aused by overheating or underheat- ing from such sources as improper Iubricating defective cooling system, etc By watching a red fluid indicator on the instrument the driver or passen- gers can notice from the seat at once when symptoms of such things a leaky radiator low water supply, a pump out of order, broken fan belt, | q late spark. etc. cause overheat- ing If the column in the dial is seen to rise above or below normal, it is i possible to stop the car. investiga te | and make repairs or adjustments be- fore the motor becomes much dam aged It also indicates when freezing is about to occur when the motor is at rest.
 Electric lighting and engine start ing systems. of course, constitute one of the really big things of the year. l They may be had in several varieties either with the generator and the starting motor combined in single | init or with the generator and motor l separate One of the very latest de- l veIopmepts is combined lighting and system which may be applied | to any existing car without the neces- eity of taking it apart making any alterations in it whatsoever. It is i merely necessary to fasten the start