Re: Edmund & Jones Headlights
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/4/11 11:07:31
Gusha, I believe what you're seeing is a nickel-plated valve stem dust cover. Valve stems were metal, vulcanized in or mounted into the tubes with threaded plates and rubber gaskets, and covered with a plated metal stem cover. Used on early cars and Packards (and many others) thru 1934 though some judging manuals say 1934 used rubber stems. Easily contradicted by the many factory photos of 34 Packards all of which show metal stems.
Here's a picture of some old ones from my 34; made then (and still today) by Schrader, or atleast licensed by Schrader. The open end is internally threaded to match the external threads on the actual valve stem. Style varied considerably over the years.
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Here's a picture of some old ones from my 34; made then (and still today) by Schrader, or atleast licensed by Schrader. The open end is internally threaded to match the external threads on the actual valve stem. Style varied considerably over the years.
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