New Britain herald., 1927-11-25
HEADLIGHT GIVEN
 STATE APPROVAL
Motor Vehicle Dept. Issues
 Special Bulletin

Coincident with the issuance of
 1928 registrations the State Motor Vehicle Department has prepared revised list of headlight devices ap-
 proved for use in this state. Motor vehicles must be equipped with one Of these devices before they can be registered.
 The devices listed have also been approved by the Eastern Conference Of Motor Vehicle Administrators and are legal in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine. Maryland. Massa- chusetts. New Hampshire, New Jer- scy, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. Vermont, Virginia and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Can.
 For automobiles the approved headlight devices are as follows:
 Alpheco: Amcco Headlamp; Bausch & Lomb; Bausch & Lomb Star; Benzer Type A: Brown uni- versal (renector) includes Brown; Conaphore Type F (clear or novioI amber colored); Delarcscope; De- press Beam IIeadlamp: DB Oodge Bros. s 5S' only): Dillon Type l; Elite Headamp Cnow called E. &. J. Type 20) F'lat-Ltte Standard Gre hector); FlinteX; Ford II; Glolitc Headlamp; Guide Ray Type A (hcad'amp); IIolophone No Tilt. Hudson (S1>" only); Johnson: Lee Knight; Liberty Liberty Type D; Lincoln Protector, Macbeth Type D; Mckeelitc.
 Miro-Tilt theadlamp, Wills St Claire); Monogram; Monogram Chalmers, Durant, Grant, Maxwell Oldsmobile, Overland, Rickcnbacker, R. x V. Knight, Staarns. Stutz Nelie, WiIlys1knight. Osgool B 23: parabeam Headlamp Parab- O-Lite Type FW, Patterson Gncludes Pat t@rson Lenzl: Ryan-Iite Hcadlamp Gncludes small sizc); smith; Spreadlight; Standard; Tilt Beam Headlamp; Til. Ray lIoadlamp Gin 2ludos la Sale and pont;ao); Two lite HeadIamp; Twin Beam Head lamp (Monogram).
 For motorcycles: Conaphoro Type . r (rlear or noviol--amber colored); ! Monogram; Patterson (and Pattcrson L"nz); Spreadlght; Standard.
 Plain front headlight glasses should be used with Brown and ] tlat-Lite standard renectors.
 A.. ,-l. To h, used on motor vehicles if equipped ] with 5" spherical mirrors Cretoc- 1. ors), 5-S foot burners and clear , plain glass fronts,
 Headlamps must be properly ! equipped, focused and aimed at all | ines. The method approved by tho 10 secure the proper focus and aim Of lamps is as fol- OwS:
 Place the car on a level space. 1 preferably a floor, facing a wall or screen. the car lamp being 25 feet distant from the wall. Mark a hor- izontal lint on the wall. which line shall be the same height from the ground as the Centcrs of the lamps on the car. Call this line the Lamp Level Line With lights on and both lenses installed, cover one lamp to 'hut off the light and move the ; screw or device in the other lamp. . which regulates the position Of the : lulb. until the narrOWcst horizontal ! poam of light on the wall is ob- aimed. Then perform the same op- . ration with the other lamp. Having i hus focused the lamps. till or bend { each lamp until the top of the beam | s no higher than the lamp level l inc on the wall, being sure that the | 'ar is fully loaded at the time. The , wall will then be Illuminated below | and up to the lamp level line which ! g the result desired. If the light | spreads on the wall above the lamp |, evei line it proves that the lamps | ire not properly aimed and focused. !