Found this cool (and rare) Carter carburetor cabinet in the back room of an antique mall close to home. I rarely go to any antique malls because I seldom find anything of interest. Being an old Auto Mechanics teacher, I like any thing with spark plugs, carburetors, or speed equipment. This one is original paint and all I did to it was wipe it off and install a new light bulb. I was a lucky guy today!
Very nice!! My last name is Carter and I collect anything with the name on it. I have over the years found a few Carter carb displays but have yet to find the one like you have. I am also a car nut and collect way too much stuff, hubcaps, speed parts, model cars, Buick stuff,old tools-you name it! Congrats on a neat find!!
Well, now you've done it! The folks at Carter Carburetor will see this and come and take their property back!
Corn dog.Great find. I love antiquing when we have the $$$$ I am in to old auto stuff too and Old clocks. The wife complains at noon time when all the clocks go off. She says it sounds like a church on Sunday. LOL. Bruce.
Very nice! Yours looks to be in better condition than mine. I had to rewire mine for the light to work. From memory (somewhere I have an advertising sheet on this, but couldn't quickly find it) about 1935. You need a Carter type W-1 carburetor from about a 1934 Chevrolet to display. Jon.
This was probably posted in jest; but actually, many of the displays, cabinet ***ortments, etc. from back in the day remained the property of the company. What was actually sold was the contents of the display, cabinet ***ortment, etc. However, 80 years after the fact, I wouldn't worry about it! Jon.
I knew it was a joke but it prompted me to Google "Carter Carburetor Company history". The Carter manufacturing plant was/is in St Louis, MO and closed in 1985. Evidently the site is full of contamination from making die-cast parts. The EPA is involved and people are still debating who is going to pay for the clean-up.
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