| Author | Message | ||
     Jo Emery Yet to post message Username: xmojox Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2018 |
Hi, I'm looking for any information on my Motorists Warning Lamp. I found this item in a box of old things my neighbour gave to me when he moved house. The lamp is in a brown leather case that is a little worn and cracked in some places, and fastens closed with a button. There is a (partly faded) picture of an old car and the words '1909 Rolls-Royce' and below that is printed 'Motorists Warning Lamp'. The lamp inside looks a bit like an old camera. Removing the back panel shows it takes a few batteries - but I'm unsure what type and so I haven't tested it to see if it actually works. I'm hoping someone can tell me more about it and if it has any value at all? Thanks in advance    . | ||
| Maxwell Heazlewood Prolific User Username: tasbent Post Number: 148 Registered: 9-2017 |
Hello Jo....is this about the size of a small box Brownie canera? I would suggest it's a little later than 1909 judging by the plastic red lens and those switches. | ||
| Christian S. Hansen Grand Master Username: enquiring_mind Post Number: 709 Registered: 4-2015 |
I would suggest that it is a LOT later than 1909 and that the image of the RR is simply decorative embellishment. I would guess later quarter of last century...1970+ What type of batteries? If modern like AAA, that's a certainty not very old. | ||
| Geoff Wootton Grand Master Username: dounraey Post Number: 1898 Registered: 5-2012 |
There are similar items on ebay. They are listed as 1960s vintage. The reference to 1909 appears to just be a label for the picture of the Silver Ghost on the leather holder. https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Vintage-1960s-Motorists-Magnetic-Inspection-Lamp-1909-ROLLS-ROYCE-automobilia-/142339197153?hash=item212413c8e1 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1960s-Motorists-Magnetic-Inspection-Lamp-Rolls-Royce-in-Leather-Case-/332541172097 |
