Apparently, in the early days of trolleys, headlights were not standard equipment.
Since nighttime photographs were difficult and therefore rare, no photographs in my collection depict any of the Niles cars with headlights. For years I figured that either the cars didn't run at night, or they ran without headlights. But studying my collection closer reveals:
1. A bracket. And some wear and tear just above it. It could very well have been a headlight bracket and that it was often used.
2. A builders illustration including a headlight. It also depicts how the headlight sits low and rests on the front bumper (?).
3. Historical conformation of just such an arrangement. Pacific Electric 1001, which still exists today, sports a same sort headlamp. It fits onto a braket and you can see how a cord extends from it and has to be plugged in.
1. A bracket. And some wear and tear just above it. It could very well have been a headlight bracket and that it was often used.
2. A builders illustration including a headlight. It also depicts how the headlight sits low and rests on the front bumper (?).
3. Historical conformation of just such an arrangement. Pacific Electric 1001, which still exists today, sports a same sort headlamp. It fits onto a braket and you can see how a cord extends from it and has to be plugged in.
Precision Scale Co. Incandescent Headlamp For Interurban Cars #31004 seems to fit the bill quite nicely. The sprue on the back has to be cut off and then I filed the back for a good fit on the car. While I'm at it, I'll add the retriever fabricated from a 3/64" brass rod.So now we are good to go with some night time running. Yes sir! We're good to go!
Dandy
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