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Acetylene generator

circa 1914

Motorcycle Magdyno combined lighting and ignition unit

1934

Lighting equipment

QII Lighting Control System

1985

Motor car electric generator

circa 1921

Acetylene generator

circa 1911

Acetylene generator

1913

The first variable speed dynamo manufactured for use in connection with the lighting of motor cars by electricity. Invented by Mr C.A. Vandervell and patented in 1904

Motor car dynamo

1904

Dynamo type H.T.4 for car lighting, sectioned

Motor car lighting dynamo

Motor cycle lighting set:- 6-volt dynamo with bracket, switchboard with cut-out and three clamps, accumulator in japanned tin box, junction box, head lamp no.366 and bracket, side lamp no.371, tail lamp no.227, 13ft single cable, 11ft twin cable, 3ft cable sheathing, 3in pulley, 4.5in pulley with three screws, 2ft 6.5in Whittle belting, twelve Bowden clips

Motorcycle lighting set

Demonstration set:- Pair of type R.S. 60 headlamps with dip and switch arrangements and horn push, mounted on stand. Note: lamps RTO in 1932, (File 1081/4/4), mountings retained for electric dip and switch.

Demonstration lighting and horn system

Carbide chamber with disc feed of portable acetylene generator for commercial vehicles

Acetylene generator

1909-1913

Carbic MV acetylene generator no.4, 40 cubic feet capacity, 1 dummy charge

Acetylene generator

circa 1913

one frog; with two arms not joined to main rim. manufacturer unknown

Lighting equipment

Magnetolite-dynamo No.101 (ie. magneto generator), used for motor car lighting with spare armature, E type switchboard and cut out. Made by the High Tension Co., 1910

Magneto generator for motor car lighting

1910

Wooden light box with two slits and two triangular openings, by Harris, Birmingham

Wooden light box with two slits and two triangular openings

1950-1960

Wagner low voltage lighting dynamo with controlling relay for motor car lighting, designed by Mr V A Flynn, date unknown

Motor car lighting dynamo