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Electric Motor driven automotive horns were commonly used from circa 1915 to circa 1935 on cars, trucks and some tractors They make a distinctive deep and loud 'Ahooga' growl sound. Commonly used on American made automobiles, but also on a few European makes.

Car horn: 'North East Electric Co' Electric Motor Driven , 12 Volt made by North East Electric Company of Rochester, New Jersey, U.S.A. 1920's When horn button, usually on top of steering wheel, is pressed, the current activates the motor, which turns on a toothed ratchet, producing a 'Ahooga' sound, which is greatly magnified through the trumpet at the front.

Brass badge, acid etched: "North East Electric Co./ Rochester, New Jersey/Pat Pen/Model X/Volt 12/Serial No"; with 'North east Electric' logo on left

car horn, vintage car horn, klaxon horn, motor driven horn

Common in all service stations for engine oil top-up at pump service area by service station attendant.

Before 'self serve' pump operations service station attendants 'serviced' the vehicle on the forecourt whilst filling with petrol, checking oil levels, water etc.

Metal carry crate for 6 oil dispenser bottles

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shell, oil, oil bottle, oil crate, golden fleece, castrol, motor oil, engine oil

Radiator cap from a 1914 Wolseley owned by Maffra architect Steven Ashton and featured in a photo of Maffra Post Office and Court House, just prior to the Great War, held by the East Gippsland Historical Society.

Solid brass, screw-on radiator cap with Vauxhall Griffion emblem attached. Griffion missing end of left front leg.

Inscribed "REG No 729889" under leading edge and "JOSEPH FRAY LTD, BIRMINGHAM" under trailing edge.

1914, maffra, ashton, wolseley, vauxhall, steven

This tie was given to Murray and Eva Noble of Boisdale by Jack Brabham in 1968. Their family donated it to The Maffra Shed for auction by Bill Welwood during a visit to the Vintage Drivers' Club to the Gippsland Vehicle Collection for a dinner at The Maffra Shed in 2005. Anne Phillips was the successful bidder and donated it to the Gippsland Vehicle Collection

Dark green terylene man's tie with 4 Brabham white and red badges one concealed woven in it, made of polyester fibre.

brabham jack, motor racing, racing car design

This wheel nut was found in a long abandoned car yard (Gino's) located in Maffra, Gippsland, and it belonged to a car from the Belsize Motorcar Company (England). A then local man, Frank Straw who found the wheel nut (in 1968) is the grandson of John Hughes. The latter did an apprenticeship as a coachbuilder with the Belsize Company of Manchester, England. He then emigrated (with his wife) to Australia in 1910 and settling in Maffra opened a coachbuilder's shop . He told his grandson that seven Belsize cars came to Australia and that one made its' way to Maffra where John Hughes worked on it at his shop. John Hughes).

Old gold coloured Belsize Wheel Nut (metal) and mounted on a rectangular block of wood.

Wheel nut is inscribed as follows: BELSIZE in middle of nut surrounded by four (one in each corner) decoration emblems (as seen in photo) surrounded by a gold circle. Around the outside of the circle are the words Belsize Motors Limited -an asterisk at the beginning and end of the company name. Outside the circle at the bottom is the word MANCHESTER. Around the edge of the top of the wheel nut are two gold line circles.

Set of 10 Prints of Veteran Cars. A print of a watercolour scene for each car. Signed

armstrong siddeley 1904, fiat 1904, gregoire 1913, renault 1899, packard 1909, lanchester 1895, rolls royce 1906, ford 1906, benz 1885, napier 1900

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