Paraffin Lamps for Motor Wagons.
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Our illustration shows one of several types of " Metear Lamps " constructed by Messrs. Eli Griffiths and Sons, of 102, Bradford Street, Birmingham. These lamps are made for self-propelled vehicles of all classes. They burn paraffin oil, and are designed in such a manner that they give a brilliant and steady light over rough roads when the vehicle is travelling fast. The lamp shown ‘vill burn for ih hours without refilling. Two forms of glass fronts are made. The first has a bull's-eye lense for use on fast cars; the second is supplied with two flat glasses for heavy lorries. " Meteor Lamps " are used on the Great Western Railway Company's motorbuses. and, also, by the Great Ea as t er n Railway Company. The necessity for a reliable head or tail light is felt more on a heavy motor lorry than perhaps any other vehicle, as it is no uncommon event for the tail lamps to be jerked off when running over a bad stretch of country road. Now that the police are so strict on this question, it behoves every owner of heavy commercial vehicles to supply his men with a lamp suitable for the work. he nozzle of a lighted blow-lamp is inserted at F, when the flame impinging on the tubes (G) in the chamber (CD) will be sufficient to vaporise the oil until such time that the exhaust gases will automatically heat the tubes. If, how,. ever, a small quantity of penal is obtainable, the engine can be started on this, and as soon as the tubes (G) are hot enough the paraffin can be turned on.
The carburetter has been put to severe tests for some time, and, under all conditions, has given satisfaction. In the event of any permanent rise in the price of petrol, an attachment such as this would prove invaluable. Among other
points in its favour are its compactness and comparatively light weight. To the farm labourer who is raised to the dignity of the driver of an agricultural tractor an ordinary carburetter might be somewhat of a puzzle, especially in the case of the jet becoming choked. But in a heavy-fuel carburetter such as the one illustrated we fail to see how the internal arrangements could be thrown out of order.