My grandfather recently passed away and I inherited a 1925 Chevy from him along with various items that he collected over the years.
One piece of equipment that I have yet to identify is this Allen equipment tester. I was hoping someone would be able to help me out with what year this tester is and/or any other information they may have.
My only recollection from talking with my grandfather was a few comments he made over the years suggesting that this was a rarer piece.
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That does bring up a good point regarding the 12 volt capability.
The one thing that throws me off is this piece of equipment looks considerably different (much older) than all the test equipment that I have found from Allen (some dating back to the 1930”s)
I wish I would have remembered more about this piece of equipment, we did write down this was pre war - however whether that was accurate or not is likely up for debate. The earliest catalog I found was from 1936 with no luck on identifying the model.
You might want to post the picture on the AACA forums at aaca.org. They have a section called "what is it?" that is exceptionally good at identifying things like this.
Jschildberg - unfortunately I didn’t see any gas tanks laying around. There are quite a bit of misc items that he had (he built a 1922 ford roadster and 1925 ford also)
If I come across any gas tanks digging through the shops I’ll let you know.
A member of this forum (though I havent seen a post from him for some time) Junk Yard Dog is fairly knowledgable on the Allen equipment and may be able to help you, you may need to email him direct rather than via the forum. Tony
