Someone comes up with the correct answer, yet people still make bone headed guesses....lessee...Hmmmm....26 Rolls-Kennardly or perhaps a Henway
The 'Knight' name suffix was used on most - or probably all - of several makes that used the 'Knight-patent' sleeve-valve system, not just 'Willys-Knight'. Going by the logo cast into the lenses, they must be from a circa 1920-1924 'R & V (for Root & Vanderservoort) Knight'. I imagine that because the R & V Knight was only produced for 4 years and in addition was a very expensive high-end car, that those lights must be extremely rare and valuable to a collector or restorer.. I think you really lucked out on finding those! Mart3406 ----------------------------------- http://www.american-automobiles.com/RV-Knight.html The R. & V. Knight Automobile & The Root and Vandervoort Engineering Co. Root and Vandervoort Engineering Co. East Moline, Illinois 1920-1924 The R. & V. Knight is an American Automobile produced by William H. VanDerVoort and Orlando J. Root. These two men made automobiles in Moline, Illinois from 1904 to 1924. First as the Moline in 1904 and then the Moline-Knight in 1914. Over the years the Moline, Moline-Knight and the R. & V. Knight was of outstanding quality.Most R. & V. Knight automobiles were painted blue and were equipped with windshield, speedometer, ammeter, voltmeter, motormeter, tire pump, electric horn and 32 inch tires and demountable rims. --------------------- Pic - 1 R. & V. Knight Logo - 1920 - 1924 Pic2 - R. & V. Knight 1920<center></center> The R. & V. Knight was sold with a complete line of body styles ranging in price from $2,500.00 to $4,00.00. Models included a seven p***enger Touring Car, seven p***enger Sedan, four p***enger Coupe, four p***enger Sport and a two p***enger Roadster. Pic 3 - R. & V. Knight 1921 This American Automobile was equipped with a powerful R. & V. Knight six cylinder engine that developed almost 30 horsepower. This engine was smooth, silent more powerful than other six cylinders of the 1920s. Pic - 4 - R. & V. Knight 1922 The Adverti*****t above claimed that - "The R & V Knight ch***is and body are of masterful design and construction, as carefully built as the motor characterized by those refinements in equipment which lift the car from common place". Pic - 5 - 1923 R & V Knight Club Sedan ====================================================== <center> </center>
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