Evening star., 1920-02-29
YEARS ACCESSORY
LIST COVERS SOME
MOTOR NOVELTIES

notoriSt. He bought car with
out windshield. top. speedometer and
many other ftments that go unno-
ticed with every car sold today. and
II he wanted any of these "acces
sories" he sought the good offices of
the dealer from whom he bought the
car. The dealer kept a few things
tucked away in one corner of his
showroom or service station. in or
der to supply the buyer with what
ever extras he wished to put on his
purchase. hut as for taking the ac-
cesSory business very seriouSiy-Well
he was seller of motor cars and
sXtra equipment for which there was
indifferent demand
Perhaps fifteen wears hack u,ben
ono bought a car as much for the
notorlety OF the thing as for the
good one derived from its occasional
periods of activity. ii wasn't at all
necessary to trouble much about ex-
tra nttlnEs TO add TO the convenience
was mainly matter of keen.nr go.
INK rather than considering ones
Comfort TOO SERIOUSLY
ith the development of the auto
n'ooie came the derelopn ent of the
'essorS business. until today it is
'"a'i part OF the industry itse.f.
Problem of DaxxIe Danger.
i.SuIl OF the agitation for
thN eiimina tion of glaring headlights
impetus has been given to the do
Nc,opmcnt of devices designed to cone
WIN tins condition. The nroblem
mas been attacked from both the
stan9point Of making the driver
nfool nf AGAINST the dazzle of the lights
o. the oncoming car without sacri-
hc.nG any of his necessary road
VISION. and, from the other side of
INC matter. by eliminating the dazzle
itself "i'e' III
MI sorts of colored sias. lenses
thdt dinuse the reflected light rsvs
nave been produced. and MANY de-
wees with some form of shade over
mem have been brought out. Re
SentiF lens was shown on the mar
ket with violet coloring. and he
cause violet light is soft iljun,in.-
ticn. no doubt the idea of this device
Is a good one. Much scientific re-
search has been made to eliminate
me dazzling rays without sacrificing
,hS primary purpose of the head
hShts-to light the road ahead.
All manner of schemes for locking
tne car so that the willy car thief
WIN be foiled have been offered at
rne oInerent accessory houses in
washington. and this year several
new types have been added.
In fact. close inspection Of the SUD-
ply and accessory stores of the city
reveals that much ingenuity and in
Vent1ve ability has been devoted to
every requirement that goes to make
the lot of the motorist easier.
IN the matter of jacks. for instance.
1here Is now one on the market that
operates from a distance, and by that
is meant devices that do not REQUIRE
the operator almost to get under the
car to operate them. There is the
Hlnd that works with a chain, al
Ion
a few feet from the Jacks position
under the axle. and by pulling the
chsin to turn a pinion that raises
or lowers the jack. Another clever
style that is new is operated by a
long handle. which folds into several
sections when the tool Is to be stowed
away under the seat. Still another
has an extension shaft. with a foldinr
handle at right angles to the main
part You operate this in the same
iasn1on as you would a corkscrew.
= Electric Cleek Arrives.
The electric clock also has come.
Is perhaps one of the newest au-
tne electric clocks in public buildings
ana omces. which arc wound auto
matic3ily and can be set by the on.
orator at the telegraph ONCE where
the time is received hourly by wire.
auen tne same idea Is used for these
goes. they look just the same as any
other clock and are just as compact.
hut instead of having the standard
type OF clock works they incIose a
small magnet the periodic move
ment Of the armature in which actu-
ates an escapement wheel which. in
turn connects with the hands through
suitable mechanism. 1t is very simple
and the beauty of such a clock is
mat when connected to the storage
battery or few dry cells it keeps
time accurately and indefinitely
without any attention, since winding
- automatic. The amount of current
consumed is almost negligible.
One OF the years accessory develop
ypehts that should not be overlooked
Is the wind renector-which is an
auxiliary piece of glass attached to
either side of the main windshield by
brackets that fasten to the uprights
These shields can be adjusted to any
angle. and they undoubtedly do much
to prevent the annoying eddying often
experienced with plain shields. The
wind shoots by the sides of the shield
and swirls into the faces of the oc-
cupants of the front and rear seats.
By the use of these glass wings at the
sides of the shields. the air is shot
outward from the cars occupants, re-
suIting in the defectors getting an
unqualified Endorsement from the pas
eengers. This dehector halls from
sunny California, where many of the
unique car fitments have been born.
Nor must be overlooked that clever
little gadGet. which is a combination
tire gauge and pump connection. The
90 connection is removed from the
pump hose and this little device goes
OF in it's place. On it's barrel is an
adjustment whereby amy pressure
ear be set. Having adjusted II to the
REQUIRED pressure. you afiix the con-
nection to the tire valve in the usual
Nay. Then all YOU do is pump, for
when the set pressure is reached you
cannot get any more air into the
tire or relief valve then opens and
prevents more from entering. At the
same time this escaping air makes
o. noticea BILE buZZing sound that i'm
ncdiately tells you that your labors
arc at an end. With this little article
Al isn't necessary to remove the hose
9 injection from time to time and then
u. try the pressure with a separate
gauge TO ascertain how you are pro-
s .ssin:. This gauge and connection
rymbina tion can just as reaoil! ne at
q ched TO the end of your power pump
J. 'se. if YOU are fortunate enough 10
havc such a pump.
Distance ThermO Onseters.
~.-or a number of years distance Their
l. ,meters for various uses have been
r.antiful but the idea of having the
I. :npera ture e-indicatins dial at some
distance from the heat that is being
,, easured has never been applied to
automobiles until now. Perhaps the
Vse to which such distance instru-
ents were put in airplanes had
:,nothing to do with similar in
. anation for automobiles. but at any
te it is an excellent idea to be able
4, sec the water and radiator tenn
.rature on an instrument on the dash
stead of having the Thermometer on
"a Of the radiator cap several feet
,u1 where you sit. The maker of the