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<blockquote data-quote="A_HRD" data-source="post: 101660" data-attributes="member: 49"><p>I agree with most of what Albervin said except that I think you will find that brass tubes have been supplied as spares for some years now - but original ones were steel. </p><p></p><p>I have attached a photo or three showing my refurbished Smiths/Jaeger which is the original off TTC20 of late '35/early'36 vintage. Fortuitously, I asked for the original speedo face back for posterity. It is interesting (annoying?) to note the changes made on the new face:- 'British Made' is now changed to 'Made in England'; 'Jaeger Patent' is changed to 'Eng. Jaeger Patent' and 'British Made' under the Smiths logo is now 'in UK'. I do wish that people commissioning reproductions of original parts would reflect that originality properly. </p><p></p><p>This one has no provision for a light. I think the 80mph ones are identical to the 120 ones (other than the numerics of course). If I remember correctly, Smiths had some partnership with the German firm Jaeger and subsequently bought them out. I have never seen one, but I assume Kilometre equivalent faces would have been available too...</p><p></p><p>Peter B</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]24897[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]24898[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]24899[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A_HRD, post: 101660, member: 49"] I agree with most of what Albervin said except that I think you will find that brass tubes have been supplied as spares for some years now - but original ones were steel. I have attached a photo or three showing my refurbished Smiths/Jaeger which is the original off TTC20 of late '35/early'36 vintage. Fortuitously, I asked for the original speedo face back for posterity. It is interesting (annoying?) to note the changes made on the new face:- 'British Made' is now changed to 'Made in England'; 'Jaeger Patent' is changed to 'Eng. Jaeger Patent' and 'British Made' under the Smiths logo is now 'in UK'. I do wish that people commissioning reproductions of original parts would reflect that originality properly. This one has no provision for a light. I think the 80mph ones are identical to the 120 ones (other than the numerics of course). If I remember correctly, Smiths had some partnership with the German firm Jaeger and subsequently bought them out. I have never seen one, but I assume Kilometre equivalent faces would have been available too... Peter B [ATTACH=full]24897[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]24898[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]24899[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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