A friend of mine has this vintage light, and he is going to put it on his newly acquired, inline 4 cylinder, Indian motorcycle. We do know that its a 6 volt, and that its definitely not a "TRIPPE LIGHT" So any help in identifying this very cool light would be greatly appreciated! Also, if anyone can offer up any information about this cool vintage, clear gl*** lens, with the raised half moon magnifiers, that would be helpful as well. Neither one of us has ever seen, another one like this ! This is a 7.5 inch lens. Any help or information about these cool pieces, would be greatly appreciated! Thanks from Dennis.
ULTRA DOUBLE BINGO ! That is definitely a match, I am surprised that my friend didn't figure that out! He only paid $50.00 for that light, because the seller at a swap meet had no clue as to what it was off of! Major lucky score indeed! Thanks from Dennis.
Those headlamps on eBay may have been salvaged from a Packard but there is still a good chance that they were aftermarket items, maybe dealer-installed upgrades, and found their way onto various makes and models of the time.
A quick Google search turns up a few more eBay hits, all with the ***ociated manufacturer name C.M. Hall, from Kenosha, WI. A facebook blurb posted by the Kenosha History Center from November 3, 2020: https://www.facebook.com/KenoshaHis...-1898-four-businessmen-char/3514919701922733/ Kenosha History Center "The C. M. Hall Lamp Company factory, c. 1917-Mid 1920s. In 1898, four businessmen, Charles N. Frost, George A. Yule, Richard Welles, and E. L. Williams, founded the Badger Br*** Manufacturing Company, Inc. where acetylene bicycle lamps (marketed under the Solar trade name) were produced until 1917. Production rates hit an all time low that year, and the C. M. Hall Company of Detroit, Michigan bought out the business in November 1917." To correct the caption we have, C.M. Hall purchased Badger Br*** in January 1917, and after a year of low sales, reorganized Badger Br*** for the sole purpose of maintaining its contracts in November. The company stuck around, however, at a greatly reduced workforce, until 1926. In September of that year, American Br*** purchased the plant (to demolish it to make room for expansion). And in December 1926, C.M. Hall officially dissolved the Badger Br*** Company. Hall existed at least into the late 1950s in Detroit, making headlight ***emblies for automakers. A 26 August 1957 article in the Evening News mentions them making headlight ***emblies for American Motors. The factory was on 20th Avenue, just south of 63rd Street. The photograph was taken on 20th Ave facing vaguely southeast approximately halfway between 63rd and 64th, where a spur line serving the br*** companies crossed. Approximately the location of the Uptown Br*** Apartments.
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