Vintage car accessories

I never got around to posting my finds at the annual Hershey, Pa., AACA Fall Meet and Show.  Besides looking at all the great antique car,s we walked and walked the flea market spaces.

I found a couple accessories for my old cars, including this new in the box compass which is destined to go into the 1964 Park Lane convertible. 

I haven't decided where I'll mount it yet, but it will look great when that car is done.

I also found this set of red reflectors which are used instead of flares when your car is broken down.

(I hope I never need to use them, but they were only $2 and I think they're a great accessory for my 1963 Comet stationwagon).

The box was rusty on the bottom, but I was able to clean it up and give it a new coat of red paint.

It turned out pretty well and should last another 50 years. UPDATE: And check this out, I was just going through a 1964 Mercury accessories brochure I also found at Hershey, and on this page, you can see the SAME set of reflectors!!!

I picked up this nice AAA First Aid Kit for $5 at my favorite local flea market.  I'll keep the old contents for display, and this will get some fresh first aid items.

I really like old tin lithographs over the plastic stuff we have now. The tin first aid box is small enough to fit in a glove box or under a seat.  It's a little detail, but I get a big kick out of having period-correct accessories in my old cars.

This last item also came from the local flea - I think I paid $2 for this handy little broom that will go into a glove box.  I'm guessing this dates to the 1950s - anyone ever seen one of these before?  You slide the horse head and the brush pops out of the bottom.  The brush looks like a bunch of rubber strips (?)

That's all for now, I need to get back to my basement floor project.  Have a great week!