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Unfortunately I don’t know the answer to your issue but leaving the tower off has the potential to allow the gears to float around as the shifting forks will not be holding the gears in place. I would think they would possibly end up in a bad combination which would be worse for them. Then there is also the possibility of the gears slinging 600 weight everywhere without a cover.

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Yup, there is a lot wrong with that reproduction… it is not even close to an original.

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I’ll ask the obvious, but did you try “Blonder & Murray” from Gig Harbor Washington? I heard he was out of radiator caps and didn’t plan on making more but when I bought my car 4 years back he had caps as well as the bow & arrows for the mascot (mine was missing the arrow too).

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Actually they do sort of exist… I have had two different ones in my hands  – one has been fully scanned and submitted for the newsletter to use as they see fit before it was gifted to another member here, and I need to get cracking on scanning the second one which covers the early 8 cylinder years…

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Well, let’s just say you won’t have to worry about not telling that reproduction from an original, but there have been some very good reproduction ones made which are quite hard to see the difference until you have an original right next to them.

That has to be the worst one yet…

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Good information, I thought the bottom disc was just a vented baffle but I didn’t try taking it apart to see the construction.

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I like the idea of the magnet, but attached to the valve lapping tool. When I was there I cut the suction cup off a modern hand tool and attached it to my valve lapper with a thin piece of flat stock put in the same slot as the original half moon.

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I saw that this morning, and it’s already been bid to almost $50k

I guess it could have been a worse modification, but not by much IMO…

 

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Try calling John Cislak in Massachusetts. When I was after the earlier style for my 31 he sent me one of that style instead by accident.

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Thank you for the information. I am however curious if anyone actually read my post? The diameter is there and I have not edited it…

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That’s why I put the measurements above, it looks the same in pictures.

If anyone knows if this is a feature of all 12 cylinder cars or just the 1247 series please post it here.

Thank you again!

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Thank you, but the crank hole cover is MUCH LARGER as this comparison shows. I have found pictures of three different 1933 model 1247’s on line showing this as a horn button, two Convertible Sedans and a Roadster.

 

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Thank you, but the crank hole cover is MUCH LARGER as this comparison shows. I have found pictures of three different 1933 model 1247’s on line showing this as a horn button, two Convertible Sedans and a Roadster.

 

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Thank you Doug! I spent a while looking at pictures online of the 33 cars, especially 1247 models and found pictures of this emblem as the horn button on a couple Convertible Sedans and one Roadster, but I have not been able to find one as a key cover.

From there I searched the 32 and 34 models to see if it was used as a horn button and have so far come up empty. If anyone has more information as to which years and series may have used this emblem please let me know. I am going to forward what I found to Mike Shears’s website and have it added to his PA emblem list.

Thank you again, I appreciate your input!

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Not sure if it is the same, but I will email you a picture of the one from my 31 model 43.

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There’s a 1925 on eBay with that style bumper, you might be able to get some information from the seller.

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My posting was only using my recognition of the emblem to help assist the identity of the car above, as you have far better done. As I would love to own such a magnificent Automobile it is well above my means to do so, however I remain very  content with just the radiator emblem in my collection.

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Here’s an 09 that really fits the picture…

https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/15144/zoom

 

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I am pretty sure it is a Stevens Duryea going on the general shape of the radiator emblem (this emblem is a little bit later I believe). I would venture a guess that the car is around 1908-10 vintage. Rauch & Lang used a very similar emblem but much later on than the car in the picture.

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