''Neverout'' Oil Lamps for the WWI Columbia and Great Western Military Bicycle

[Bozman]

Purchased this pair NOS Neverout Oil Lamps for the Columbia
and Great Western WWI Military Bicycles.

The Harley-Davidson and Davis-Dayton would not be fitted
with these olive-drab specimens, as their models are painted
black ... perhaps Brewster-Green.

One of the biggest mysteries regarding the Neverout Military
oil (kerosene) lamps .... for me .... is in the stamping of the
U.S.A. marking.

Never mind that any ''U.S.A.''- stamped, Neverout lamp is made
out of impossibilium ...... the lamps that are stamped with the
''U.S.A.'' appearing below the surface of the oil-tank, holding-
area are made of unobtainium .......

Having seen ONLY ONE of these stamped below the surface
lamps ... I wondered if it was a counterfeit lamp-stamping.

But when I saw this pair of ''U.S.A.'' specimens ... each exhibit-
ing a different stamping of the same information ... well, it was
like Stormy Daniels fluttering her eyelashes at me in the produce
section of Walmart .....

The mystery, however, still continues in a slightly different tangent.
Which came first ... the chicken .. or, the chicken sammich ?

..... patric

Below the Surface stamping ... first one I'd ever seen .............
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I'd love to see those instructions reproduced. Inquiring minds wand to know how to operate our Neverouts.

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[hoofhearted]

I'd love to see those instructions reproduced. Inquiring minds wand to know how to operate our Neverouts.

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Bozman ... I will be sure to foto the instructions
and computer-reproduce them ... offering the
entire repro Neverout manual for a very-reason-
able fee of one-hundred dollars .. sent to you
thru the CABE PM Feature.

Well, not really on that last part.

Having great respect for the inquiring mind, I will
make sure accurate copies are published in this
particular thread.

Seller says pack o' lamps to be delivered by this
Saturday.

..... patric

BTW, Bozman ... one of my favorite features of this
lamp is that kitchen match striking-plate (cheese-
grater) lead soldered to the lower-inside of the
flame cabin. Brilliant !!

 

[Bozman]

Thank you brother! Sharing is caring! The striker is something I've never seen on any other Neverout lamps. I'm awaiting one in the mail that may be one of the embossed inward lamps. My guess is that they embossed them inward to use existing stock to sell to the Army to meet the demand.

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[hoofhearted]

Just received matched pair, NOS Neverout
kerosene lamps for application on WWI
military bicycles.

WOW ... so minty ...... both lamps have U.S.A.
stampings that stick outward. Coulda sworn
one of the fotos I have shows letters that push
into the metal. Both have strikers.

Pamphlet is almost exactly 3X5 inches -- extremely
fragile. Four pages -- front and back.

Will get some snaps when I can.

..... patric

 

[Bozman]

Sweetness! I just received my USA Neverout today also. It's got a cracked lens but I have a parts lamp with a good lens. Now I have to figure out a way to replace the glass. The stamping is outward also. On closer inspection i noticed that all lamps have the striker plate on the inside.

Here is a shot of the three different clamps for the Neverout. The black one is one I picked up with a sweet NOS civilian nickel plated Neverout. It will go on one of my civilian 1913 Columbia Model 213.

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[Mercian]

Hi Bozman,

Congratulations.

This is the same lamp as illustrated in post 1. Compare the crack in the glass! So that answers whether it was inward or outward.

Best Regards,

Adrian

 

[hoofhearted]

Reading that li'l 3''x 5'' Neverout pamphlet just now,
learned, among many things -- Use Only Kerosene,
Keep Flame Low .... repeated numerous times AND
in order for the lamp to function, well -- the user is
asked to keep the reflector clean.

The manufacturer facilitates the cleaning by installing
a clear, glass, cover for the flame reflector. If you should
ever need a replacement, one will be available at your
local jewelry store in the form of a No. 22 Watch Crystal
for ten-cents.

Soon as I can find my cell fone ... I hate cell fones ... am
gonna foto the pamphlet. The pamphlet is every-bit as
fragile as that document that was found in a cave, in
the Middle-East back in the 1940's. Not Kidding.

..... patric

 

[Bozman]

An amazing find. Kind of like the Dead Sea scrolls. Only cooler.

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[Bozman]

I think I have a Neverout lamp addiction. I was able to find several lamps that where boken or missing parts and I'm going to use them to build out complete USA stamped lamps. I have lucked out and found an unissued WWI OD painted lamp. It still has the instructions in it dated from 1918. The top was missing but I was able to paint a spare part top and age it to match the existing paint. I also came across both original black and OD painted lamps with worn paint.

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[bikejunk]

Those clamping brackets also work on model T Ford type window frames or most automobile window frames od the era--do you think it was fork mount or handle bar mount -any illustrations of that ?