Re: 1929 closed car cigar lighter

Posted by John Wogec On 2013/9/19 15:55:59

Thanks. I am really trying to do a correct restoration on this car. We'll see if I can hold out. What has me curious after the comment from the guy at CASCO about engraving their products is where the "unengraved" lighter came from. I know it has been with the car since I was a kid...I grew up with the car. I also know that all sorts of things on these old cars are engraved...I am currently paying lots of money to have engraving re-done on everything from instrument tags to tail lights!

I am wondering if my un-engraved lighter is a later version or an early example of an aftermarket part? I guess these things occasionally broke or got displaced. My dad and grandfather were both auto mechanics, in addition to being packrats, so if anyone would have the possibility of "picking up a spare", it would have been them. Does anyone out there have any knowledge of the late 20's aftermarket car parts world? Sometimes this project drives me nuts!