Can anyone age this? (Raydyot lamp)

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Dirkco
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Re: Can anyone age this? (Raydyot lamp)

Post by Dirkco » Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:01 am

Hi Robin,

Your right the lamps are from the 30s not the 50s and they would not look right on a P4

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Re: Can anyone age this? (Raydyot lamp)

Post by 47p2 » Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:49 am

It looks like it should be side mounted onto a front wing

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Re: Can anyone age this? (Raydyot lamp)

Post by chris dancey » Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:38 pm

Hi Dirk, Its a little belated, they originated during the 1930s, ' Snowdrop ' had one mounted on the drivers side door post pre-war. When I spoke to the grandson of the first owner last year, he told me that they were used to light up the road signs at night. The signs were generally very small and with pre-war headlamps quite dim.

I will replace Snowdrops lamp as it was fitted pre-war.
1934 ( 1935 model ) P1 '10' Saloon RD 6160
1935 P1 '10' Saloon ( originally JB 6729 ) now VSJ 156
1946 P2 '14' Sports Saloon KPG 855
1933 MG J2 Cycle Wing Model APB 560
1933 MG J2 Competition Model ALX 124

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