fwiw... I haven't posted as much as usual this week because between errands, and work and sleep I have very little time each day to look for stuff to post.

And I had a notion to accomplish some brass polishing, because I have a couple things, that are made of brass that haven't been polished in forever. 

Not that I'm all spic an span, and into dusting and unnecessary labor and effort. Obviously I waste most of my spare time blogging... 

but, the brass for some reason had me motivated to get it cleaned up. A compass, and a dipping compass (neat thing I leaned of and picked up CHEAP as no one else bid on it) and a transit I got a couple years ago with an oak tripod, and a pair of wood and brass folding rulers (Stanley #62 and #32) and the middle of a great ol jackknife made by Western States Cutlery, it's an innovative design where the knife side and the fork side, slide apart so a cowboy (or Boy Scout) could use it as a knife and fork combo to eat with OR just use the knife when a knife is needed for cutting stuff. 

These are after the polishing (except the interior of the compass cover, those are still varnished) of course. 

Nope, nothing to do with cars, but, has a lot to do with why I haven't posted mush this week so far, and hell, I figure, most of you are regular readers, average age of 68, and might not mind seeing the brass stuff for a change. You can bet it won't happen again, as I'm not collecting brass stuff. I'm just out to do a boit of caring for the few brass things I happen to have. 

I'm also distracted by Clarkson's Farm season 5 on tonight

wouldn't you be amazed to score a rea steam locomotive bell at an estate sale? I would

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122156667116833494&set=gm.10163046004438751&idorvanity=21550063750

someone seems to have a collection of these, and they are getting auctioned off. Damn shame that the collection will likely be scattered - but that's just how collecting goes

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/hf25/lots/n0027-stewart-model-27-speedometer-with-clock

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/hf25/lots/n0025-jones-speedometer-with-clock/

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/hf25/lots/n0026-ever-ready-autocrat-speedometer-with-clock/

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/hf25/lots/n0028-jones-speedometer-with-clock/

the 120 year old horn on the Spyker 60 HP (made in 1903)

https://www.collierautomedia.com/spyker-60hp-revolutionary-achievement

very cool 1920 Hawaii license

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3403310693221663&set=gm.1209910176256569&idorvanity=197491484165115

great brass trim on the sides of the hood

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4112525595525119&set=a.119976118113440

sure does look great with the brass shined up!

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by-part-2.1154030/page-773#post-13794411

Check out the fenders on this touring car... a large reminder that fenders were quickly invented for horseless carriages because automobile passengers didn't have doors or sidewindows to protect them from the slop flung up by tires

Found on https://www.facebook.com/david.greenlees.3

The photo was taken by Clarence N. Trefry of Rye Beach, New Hampshire and is courtesy of the Owls Head Transportation Museum

Genevieve, the movie about the London to Brighton run

the movie is about a guy with a wonderful wife, and she has been putting up with his annual run in the London to Brighton event, and this time, he bets the family savings that he will beat his old pal, the guy in the yellow 1904 Spyker, that his 1905 Darraq will finish first between the two of them

this red car giving a tow? It's actually an Allard

How cool is the 3 wheeler with the red dress wearing passenger in front?

and how cool is this little kids 3 wheeler? Looks like a compartment on the step area I'm familiar with

1910 Velie

the above is the first time I've come across a "Rushmore Dynamo Works Automatic Shaking Grate Generator" which must be a Oxygen Acetylene maker... though I have yet to see anyone ever demonstrate the way that car owners with the gas lights would make them operate. I suppose that they must have had to occasionally add Calcium Carbonate to these generators, and water. Once underwater the Calcium Carbonate leaks out the Acytelene. So I've been told

It might seem like I live in the best car show are in the world, because of so many wonderful cars of all eras, like this large number of brass era autos... and the fact that this isn't the only Velie I've found here in San Diego, the other is a 1911 http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/08/1911-velie-at-lamesa.html