A Multi-purpose Lamp
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MILE normal type of inspection lamp 1 is a useful piece of equipment, but its design limits it to one use. Having, it is claimed, all the advantages of the ordinary type but possessing additional points of utility is the Brite-Lite. It is handled in this country by Mr. Frank T. Sherring, 4, Butler Street, Moor Lane, London, E.C.2 ; the price is 15s. 6d.
It consists of an electro-magnetic base portion, which will adhere to any ferrous part, and a detachable protector grid. The latter incorporates a red lens so that the lamp can be used in an emergency to take the place of a tail-lamp. The light is said to be. sufficiently powerful to throw a beam of . 100 ft. Thus it will act as a forwardfacing lamp in the event of wiring
trouble. The two spring clips allow the lamp to be connected direct to the battery or to any convenient points. The Brite-Lite can be used as a fog light and for any other purpose which the ingenuity of the user may suggest. The fact that it can be attached to any ferrous surface means that both the driver's hands are free to work at all times when engaged on repairs. As a moderate-range spotlight it will help the driver on strange roads.
Owing to the powerful magnetic action the lamp will adhere to painted or enamelled surfaces with ferrous bases; this means that it will remain in position on steel body panels as well as on chassis parts ; this increases its range of utility very considerably.
It may be used as a reversing light by connecting the flex to terminals behind the facia beard and placing the lamp on an off-side panel of the body.