A Washstand Light for Garages 



Plenty of light is needed in the garage, and so 

 an ingenious, movable box of lights is used 



A flood of light may be thrown upon any portion of the body of the automobile without 

 subjecting the bulbs to contact with the spray. The box can be elevated to any height 



THE washing of automobiles in 

 garages which is the regular night 

 work of the attendants, is greatly 

 simplified by the use of the novel 

 lighting de\'ice shown in the accompany- 

 ing illustration. It is hung from the 

 ceiling and may be moved up or down 

 alongside the car according to the part 

 being cleaned. 



The unit consists of an enclosed tin 

 box with eight electric-light Inilbs in 

 sockets in the bottom. On the top of 

 the box are two hooks to which are 

 connected two small ropes running o\er 

 two pulleys which are suspended from 

 the ceiling. 



The ropes then pass to a two-shea\'e 

 pulley on the side wall near the ceiling 

 and then down to a cleat within the 

 reach of a man on the ffoor. By letting 

 out or taking in the ropes the bo.x may 



be lowered or elevated to an\- desired 

 heigiit. It is kept just high enough 

 abo\-e the parts being cleaned to prexent 

 the water from splashing on the bulbs 

 and breaking them. 



The bulbs are further protected from 

 injury b>- means of a sma'l wire guard 

 on the bottom of the box, as shown. The 

 cable carrying the light current is 

 attached to the wall with considerable 

 slack, so that it will not interfere with 

 the upward or downward mo\emcnt of 

 the lights. 



The box containing the lights may also 

 be laid flat on its side on an improvised 

 stand in order to throw a flood of light 

 underneath the automobile when repairs 

 are to be made or when cleaning or oil- 

 ing is to be done. Heretofore, indi- 

 \idual lights enclosed in wire guards were 

 used. This method was found dangerous. 



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