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- Kerosene Automobile Tail Lamp, 1917-1924 - Early automobile lights used kerosene -- a fuel used in lighting fixtures found on horse-drawn vehicles. The John W. Brown Manufacturing Company made this tail lamp for Ford in the late 1910s and early 1920s at a time when electric lights were more common. The lamp's red lens warned approaching vehicles that an automobile was ahead. Its clear side lens illuminated the license plate.
- 1917-1924
- Collections - Artifact
Kerosene Automobile Tail Lamp, 1917-1924
Early automobile lights used kerosene -- a fuel used in lighting fixtures found on horse-drawn vehicles. The John W. Brown Manufacturing Company made this tail lamp for Ford in the late 1910s and early 1920s at a time when electric lights were more common. The lamp's red lens warned approaching vehicles that an automobile was ahead. Its clear side lens illuminated the license plate.