ACCESSORY GAUGES
Several companies provided accessory gauges
for the Model A Ford. These included gauges to monitor the oil pressure and water
temperature.
Mr. Jim Lindberg of Minnesota, a Model A owner and a collector of Model A accessories,
provided the pictures and information for the accessory gauges shown below.
One of manufacturers of accessory gauges for the Model A Ford was the Nagel Electric
Company in Toledo, Ohio. Nagel provided gauges as either single or as a pair.
The gauge holder mounted to the bottom of the steering column in the Model A Ford.
The picture below shows a Nagel dual gauge setup that includes an oil pressure and water
temperature gauge.
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The advertisement below shows examples of the single and dual gauge setups available from
Nagel.
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Advertisement for Nagel
accessory gauges |
Other manufacturers of accessory gauges was Victory and
Rex-A-Co. Examples of gauges made by these companies are shown below.
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Victory Gauge |
Rex-A-Co Gauge |
Shown below is the installation instructions printed on the back of the Rex-A-Co box.
