Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25
Snow MANY NEW DEVICES
CAR ACCESSORIES DEMAND
..1 MUCH INVENTIVE ABILITY
#nN Goods on Equipment Counter
~ Engage Attention of Automo-
~ bile Owners.
BY LESLIE v. SPENCER,
In Motor Life IaXazinc.

BY LESLIE v. SPENCER,
In Motor Life Magazine.
Il We can all remember the days when
IN the life OF the average motorist. He
bought car without Windshield. top,
apeedomcter and many other ftmonts
ithat go unpoticcd with every car sold
ttpday, and II he wanted any OF these
accessories" he sought the good offices
qf the dcalcr from whom lie bought tho
car. The dealer kept few things
rpom or service station. In order to
supply the buyer with whatever OK
tSas he wished to put on his purchase.
hut as for taking tho accessory bust
4ess very seriously. well. he was a
aEller OF motor cars, not extra equip
mnan sor % %ssh DID hsFs faoM Wnnt
.sPerhaps fifteen years back. when ono
SSssh fo bs ro 1od
from its occasional periods of activity.
II wasn't at all necessary TO trouble
tuch about extra fttings. to add to
vehicle. for II was mainly matter
Of keeping going rather than consider
Cope With Glarins Lights.
Duo to the agitation for the elirnIna-
ton Of slsrinE headlights; u there ere, has IA
Of devices Designed to cope with this
condition. The problem has been 1t.
licked from both the standpoint OF
dazzle OF the lights OF the coming car
Without sacrilcinS any OF his necessary
esd vision and fr9m tnf oth ss d I1ae
sfe Danger at its sourco-the headlight
Ali sorts Of colorcd glass lenses that
Apeu produced. and many devices with
SPINE form of shade over them have
Inns with violet colorinE. and due to
the fac, that violet light is a soft
Illumination, no doubt the idea OF this
deviee is a good one. Much scientific
1Hseareh has been made to eliminate
the dazzling rays without sacrihcing
the primary PURPOSE OF the hesohsh'S
sAu manner Of schemes for locking
tie car SO that the willy car thief Win
b foiled have been offered, and this
East year several new types have been
9Aded. One very clever type has a
spESed steel collar that goes around
tAs steering column and another piece
steering wheel spider, These are per-
Manently AFFIXED. but In no way inter-
Gre With the s.eoFnE Ise ,H,o is ,,a
other two and which contains Yale
Nrk. The screws which hold the
pSrts going around the spider arm and
ihtermediate lock piece. SO that when
30 locked position there is sub
ssantiai reason Why the car cannot onMS,n De
tbe lock is rernoval-proof The only
way thief could get away with ear
p lSeked d.c Tovih pc would 20 50 3. rSth.r
cbnspicuous operation, 20 say nothing
OF the trouble.
IAN inspection OF the accessory shops
reveals that much ingenuity and in
fntive ability has been devoted to
tie matter Of lacks that can an be oper,
.tor to almost get under the car to
Xorks them Ths nb,, is thr xiqd ss shs
;s eses to ST stand upTieh. a few eve fest
ffom the jacks position under the
o iha pu raises :ne or eA ioweq 70 the
Jack Another clever style that is new
is operated by a long handle which
tool is 10 be slowed away under the
seat Still another has an extension
shaft with a'rtoidtng frindle at right
this in the same fashion as you would
The electric clock also has como. 1t
m rs ens OF ne neweJ1 e. anto
w!th the electric clocks in public
buildings and offices. which are wound
at the ssn o sse o sns
the time is received hourly by wire.
Much the same idea is used for these
dial goes, they, look just tho same as
any other clock and are just as com
pact. but instead OF having the stand
ard type OF clock works. they enclose
Of the armature of. which actuates an
SScapement, wheel which in turn con-
nectsi with the hands through suitable
nechantsm 1t is very simple. and the
beauty of such a clock,'i is that. when
Sapnected to the storage battery or
: lew dry cells IL keeps time accurately
ond indefinitely without any attention.
since, winding is automatic The
Amount Of current. consumed by the
little magnetic mechanism is almost
neslisible.
IS In Explaining THIS new timepiece to
ne the salesman said that it is un-
mobile must undergo, and besides the
ard type OF clock works. they enclose
with another similar clock which is
esSSsrsted ny AM. and in -r exact time with
o1ock,can be installed on the cars dash.
and .insiGe the passenger Commandment
sisliisr clock can be mounted, the
secSna tirnepiece being absolutely con-
(. trolled by the FIRST. so that both viii
Keep -toEethor TO the second. The taxi
owner would do well to install such
3 clock continuation. for then both the
frollea and the one which tho tho pas-
aenget saw would DC tXartly allie aud
chen thcre would he less chance rn-
arguments. The electric clock tor au-
tomof1ilcs indeed possesses some MIR
Heating possibilities.
One o. the years accessory GcveloD-
mentS that must not bc overlooked il
The WIND reflector hich is, an aux
3 Brackets that fas,en to The ', unrirh;sy
: These shields can bo ADJUSTED To- anv
angle, and they undoubtcdiy do much
4 sften experiences with plain shields.
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