General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Brass and ferrous metal body, glass lenses

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

16.5 cm

Width

14.0 cm

Height

25.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Badger

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Wisconsin

City

Kenosha

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

This car was made in Canada and most probably purchased by a Canadian. McLaughlin-Buick cars were popular in Canada. The Buick-McLaughlin Motor Car Company Ltd started in 1907 with an agreement between owners of an important Canadian carriage maker, the McLaughlin family, and the rising American firm, Buick Motor Co. founded in 1903. In fact, in 1908, Buick was the number one producer of automobiles in United States. McLaughlin would be importing the engine and other Buick parts and doing the car bodies. Ultimately, in 1918, the firm became General Motors of Canada.

Function

A device used to provide light on the front of an automobile, both to make it visible to others and to allow those in the vehicle to see in front of them in low visibility or bad weather.

Technical

According to records book, it seems that no model 33 would have been made in Canada. But since only 2 examples are known to exist, this a rare car. We can explain this by the fact that McLaughlin used to produce different body styles on the same chassis as Buick and numbered them similarly. A model 33 existed in United states in 1911. The number 36 is stamped under the front seat.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Moulded in the metal on the proper back: "THE BADGER BRASS MFG. CO./ SOLAR/ PAT PDG/ MODEL 56/ KENOSHA, WIS. U.S.A."

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Brass-coloured lamp body with a clear, colourless front lens and a deep red lens on the proper right side. Interior is lined in a light grey metal.

Decoration

N/A