A LOOK AT VINTAGE MOTORING ACCESSORIES OF THE PRE-WAR ERA

[@nicholasgerrish6022]

This is all rather fascinating….. Paxoline seems something out of the pre war days, but isn’t, and is perfect for such a job on prewar era or later vehicles. People who embark on driving, storing or just liking older cars, tend to scrummage about for old oddments, often manufactured in small factories in the London suburbs, which tend to end up in a forgotten box in the garage, for the next generation to dispose of. It is, however, a rewarding form of collecting, and the lucky collector may turn up something really rare in a most unlikely place…. A most enjoyable video for a Tuesday morning after a Bank Holiday!

[@TweedsGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it Nicholas, Paxoline is handy stuff and i always recover and bits i find in old fuse boxes etc, you could get massive panels of it as i remember constructing an electrical power distribution cart of some sort on my apprenticeship with a panel on each side about 4' x 6' .

[@nicholasgerrish6022]

Cablecraft U.K. still make it! It looks the same stuff…..

[@nicholasgerrish6022]

Having been into the “Paxoline” story in some depth, after this video, I find that the original name for the product, was “Tufnol”, which was invented in the early 1920s……. Pre War, after all, and used all over the place where insulated circuitry was produced. Now I have yet another interesting topic of conversation, with which to bore the ladies!

[@TweedsGarage]

@@nicholasgerrish6022 oh they will be thrilled😂, it is fascinating delving into the history of these items and materials...i have a book on adjustable spanners and another about pith helmets...well you never know when you need to enthrall ladies.

[@colinwellman9480]

A nice few odds and ends there. Dad mistrusted those parking lamps, he always thought they'd drain the battery. He used a hurricane lamp instead. He fitted a plastic device to the flying Austin bonnet badge. It was supposed to deflect insects from the windscreen. I remember his worst failure was fitting white sidewalls to his black tyres. They never did stick properly in spite of frequent attempts to glue them. I don't know who made them but on my first MOT the tester put a box on the floor of the passenger seat and used it to test the brakes. I think it had a metal ball inside that slid up a slope, the higher it reached the better the braking. You're right about the possibility of a flare up on a Primus stove !!!!!!! Thanks for sharing

[@TweedsGarage]

My pleasure Colin, yes those stick on white walls were dreadful ( probably advertised in the Exchange & Mart ) , the insect deflector is interesting, another device for motorcyclists was a round clear disk with fins that was meant to be a revolving rain deflector visor fixed to the front of your helmet .....needless to say it didn't catch on

[@shedbythetracks]

I really enjoyed that! The little camping stove is a work of art. I believe the easiest road to riches in 20th century was to make ashtrays. You never could have too many. Your show is always a real treat.. Cheers

[@TweedsGarage]

Why thank you Randy, hopefully when the Riley is running I'll have a run out in it and stop for a brew up so it can be seen in action ......and on the plus side i didn't set the workshop alight 😁

[@shedbythetracks]

@@TweedsGarage Ha!!!

[@ellarobinson8434]

Great Camerawork

[@TweedsGarage]

DOTy done good

[@enginecrzy]

I always am reminded of the Transformers cartoon show when I see these old Optimus or Primus stoves......

[@TweedsGarage]

I really had to stop myself calling it Optimus Prime........if limpet wasnt bad enough😁

[@russellnixon9981]

Good to have you back Mr Tweed, impressed with the primus stove demonstration. That will come in handy come the winter emergency when there is no heating, we will all be round to yours to keep warm.

[@TweedsGarage]

You're all welcome..........just bring your own tea bags.............and biscuits

[@gbentley8176]

A memory lane video Mr Tweed. Visited the Tapley site several times. My late father was the factory doctor. Also had the brake meter handy when getting an MOT for my Riley as it physically would not fit the rolling road. Chap doing the job never seemed to trust it probably because it was mechanical. Seem to recall as late as the fifties our car had a night switch so that either offside or passenger side light could be left on. Love the natty motoring outfit. Stylish stuff. Best wishes from the New Forest

[@TweedsGarage]

And best wishes to you Mr Bentley, was a visit to the Tapley site interesting? If it had an on site Doctor it must have been a fair sized outfit.

[@gbentley8176]

@@TweedsGarage Factory visits were the norm . Most of the workers were of course signed up patients anyway. Our practice had been such work since the 1890's but this was formalised by my great uncle being appointed factory doctor. Later to be the local Medical Officer of Health. All changed in the seventies with the government creation of the health and safety at work stuff. GP work was 24/7 years ago.

[@colinbeadle7109]

My dear friend, I've been following the restoration of your Riley car which has brought back nostalgic memories when I was a boy. The Police in Chichester had a fleet of Riley cars and I just watched a KZbin video taken at Goodwood Motor Racing circuit of 90 year old racing cars in a 12 circuit race. A Riley won over Alfa Romeo and Mercedes cars. It was more exciting watching them go for it and the skill the drivers had mastering the cars on the bends. The Riley proved to be a stable car at speed. The race was more exciting than watching present day ones. Looking forward to seeing your Riley up and running.

[@TweedsGarage]

Hi Colin, glad im triggering some good memories, the vintage racing is spectacular and a particular favourite is the Frazer Nash Owlet ( have a look its on KZbin) if you want exciting cornering you wont get much better, its a bit of a special, like me fitting a 1500 into my Riley 9. I'll be assisting Captain Fawcett over the Goodwood Revival weekend so I'll hopefully grab some footage for your entertainment 😉

[@colinbeadle7109]

The first car I owned was a 1932 Austin 7. The speedometer was unique, the inclinometer you showed reminded me of it Have you come across one?

[@TweedsGarage]

@@colinbeadle7109 i don't think ive seen one, i did have an AC one on the 1929 Chevrolet which was a rotating drum on the horizontal plain which may have been similar.

[@Lemma01]

Splendid. I've rwcently acquired a 9 Special, with a view to a Cotswold Trial. I shall rry to look you up at Goodwood if possible. Splendid work, Mr. Tweed.

[@TweedsGarage]

@@Lemma01 thats an enjoyable trial to do, I've done a bit of marshaling at the event, may see you at Goodwood.

[@andreasvenator]

reminds me of my teen years in Potomac, Maryland in the 1960s when my father sent me to help neighbors with their Porsches in the winter. Many had bought them while stationed in Germany and instruction books in English were scarce in the early sixties. It was comical to listen to rather intelligent people whine over the levers of their heating systems. To top it all off I showed one yound Pentagon jockey from the USN what the lever left of the handbrake was...the governor! I suggested he learn to deftly pull the lever to let the engine idle at 2000 RPM while he scratched the ice off his front window with his credit card and the defrost take over...those were the days! But I will add my Juwel 84 stove to my Riley´s Picnic Basket when I get going in 2023! Love moving up the Riley learning curve while watching your videos! Great Stuff!

[@TweedsGarage]

Thanks for sharing those memories Andreas and here's to some good picnics in 2023 😁

[@johnholman125]

Superbly done!

[@TweedsGarage]

Thanks John 😊

[@rogerlill]

Excellent! I used a parking light in the early 1970's and remember going out at night to fit it - when I remembered. I still have a similar camping stove, not sure what make it is, I'll have to investigate the dark corners of the garage. Jealous of the inclinometer, I hadn't seen one like that before. When are you doing another update on the Riley?

[@TweedsGarage]

Hi Roger, yes the inclinometer is nice. There will be an update soon as the garage has cooled down from a constant 34 degrees + lately and enthusiasm returns to crawl around the Riley .

[@453421abcdefg12345]

The stove is in excellent condition, it looks like it has hardly been used, ideal for the forthcoming electric supply problems! I remember the Tapley meters, our local French MOT man does not appear to understand the problems of brake testing our Land Rover, I will have to present him with a Tapley brake inertia meter.I could smell the Paxoline machining from here! Chris B.

[@TweedsGarage]

Hi Chris, yes the stove works really well, so when i finely venture out in the Riley I'll be able to pull into a lay-by and have a brew ( sitting in a fold out chair and table watching the world race by , like you always saw along the A303/A30 in bygone summers ) ...and yes Paxoline stinks 😊

[@453421abcdefg12345]

@@TweedsGarage Ahhh! I remember well sitting at the side of the A20 watching the world go by, I think we would probable get arrested for have a dangerous device now if we light a pressure vessel. I make vintage pen parts which are Ebonite, they have the same odoriferous problem! Chris B.

[@kenphillips5221]

Lovely. Keep them coming Mr Tweed.

[@TweedsGarage]

Thanks Ken, will do

[@terryblackman6217]

A very enjoyable video. When I was a very young lad my dad had a Ford Popular. I remember he bought an electric windscreen heater held on with two suckers. Well when driving one day it fell off very hot onto his lap. He did the whole of river dance in five seconds whilst driving. Not funny at the time.

[@gbentley8176]

PS always used for lightweight camping, the cyclist version of the primus stove. Got laughed at many times until my water boiled long before the camping gas or meths stove had done its job. I have quite a collection of brass and chrome models, Swedish and English as well as blow lamps. The biggest primus is about 12 inches diameter for family use. Once you know their little foibles they are easy to use, unless you have lost the little pricker stick.

[@TweedsGarage]

The pricker stick is the only thing missing but i think they are available.

[@jorobinson2729]

Smart dresser, Mr Tweed

[@TweedsGarage]

Why thank you 😊

[@nazdagg2027]

Riley!

[@briarbehr]

You are hilarious

[@TweedsGarage]

Thanks Jim 😊