A Curb for Joy Riders 



A Comfortable Racing Seat 



Automobile Tail Lamp 



Some Handy New Inventions 



An Automatic Curb for the Motor 

 Truck Joy Rider 



A device which prevents the misuse of 

 motor trucks is now manufactured and 

 should prove of interest to the motor 

 truck owner who desires to extend the 

 life of his motors to the greatest possi- 

 ble limit. It is known as the "Autopro- 

 tector," and acts as a check upon reck- 

 less driving. It calls attention to care- 

 lessness and by temporarily checking the 

 speed causes the driver to pay attention 

 to the careful operation of the car. Un- 

 like other types of "governor control," 

 the Autoprotector, so its manufacturers 

 claim, is the only device on the market 

 in which the full power of the motor is 

 always available. In operation, when a 

 violation of the proper and safe meth- 

 ods of running a motor truck or an auto- 

 mobile is incurred, the instrument at 

 once comes into action and the car stops 

 or a temporary reduction in speed takes 

 place. 



Comfortable Racing Seat 



That the automobile racing craze is 

 not "here today and gone tomorrow" but 

 is an institution firmly fixed among peo- 

 ple who can afford racing cars is proved 

 by the fact that an Ohio manufacturing 

 concern whose output formerly encom- 

 passed a variety of automobile acces- 

 sories has devoted its attention exclu- 

 sively to the manufacture of racing seats. 



The seat which is shown in one of the 

 illustrations is constructed of heavy gal- 

 vanized iron framed in wood and cov- 

 ered with imitation leather of high dura- 

 bility. The cushion is removable. 



"Wireless" Tail Lamp 



A tail lamp for automobiles has been 

 put on the market to replace the oil 

 lamps on automobiles not equipped with 

 storage battery systems. In one sense, 

 the new lamp is "individual," because it 

 contains its own battery and a universal 

 socket, so that the only effort required 

 to attach it is to hang it on the bracket 

 formerly occupied by the oil lamp. When 

 the battery is dead it can be quickly re- 

 placed by slightly turning the lamp top 

 and slipping the new cell into the body 

 of the lamp. The connection is made 

 with the center pole of the battery, and 

 the top is replaced. The light is turned 

 on or off conveniently by means of a 

 small button on the side. The side lenses 

 are corrugated crystal and corrugated 

 ruby in the rear. The advantages of the 

 new lamp are that it is not affected by 

 rough roads or heavy winds, that it does 

 not accumulate soot and grease, and, last- 

 ly, that it can be removed and put into 

 service as a trouble lamp. Used inter- 

 mittently it will burn from fifty to one 

 hundred hours, according to the battery. 

 These lamps are also furnished with 

 green or crystal rear lenses, suiting them 

 for marine as well as for automobile pur- 

 poses. 



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