AN INGENIOUS BULB HORN.
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TT would hardly appear that such a simple instrument as la bulb horn is capable of much improvement, but a Midland manufacturer of motor accessories has evolved an interesting variation of this popular type of warning signal.
The alteration concerns the bulb end of the instrument only ; the horn and reed being quite normal. The bulb, however, is enclosed in a brass casing and pressure is applied to it by means of a plunger, one end of which is concave, where it comes intocontact with the rubber, whilst the other is convex, to receive the palm of the hand. It is claimed that, as the bulb is protected from the atmosphere, it is almost unbreakable.
A single-twist horn suitable for use on commercial vehicles is listed at 25s., whilst the bulb adaptation can be purchased for 12s. 6d. to screw on to an existing horn. The throughdash type with double-twist horn is priced at 47s. 66.
The maker is Barratt, Wakefield and Co., 167, Lozells Road, Birmingham, and the London ' agents are Messrs. Thomas P. Headland, Pearman Street, London, S.W.2.
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