Re: [Tigers] Correct gauges

[Jay Laifman via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>]

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Answered my own question:  After WWI, the British subsidiary (British
Jaeger) of Jaeger of Paris secured the manufacturing rights to the
chronometric mechanism and manufactured these very reliable chronometric
mechanisms at a factory at Willesden. In 1927 British Jaeger was purchased
by Smiths Industries Limited.

On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:45 AM michael king via Tigers <
tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:

> All the standard spec gauges are british jaeger. The optional clock was
> smiths and the ammeter lucas. The lighter was a casco.
>
> On Fri., 1 May 2020, 00:15 steve wick via Tigers, <tigers@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm not even close to being the original owner of my Tiger. I bought it
>> in 2000. My ammeter completely cooked and I'm considering a replacement or
>> switching to a voltmeter. My question is, who was the original manufacturer
>> of the gauges for an early MK1? The gauges in my dash are Jaeger, but I
>> have some Lucas gauges in the spare parts that came with the car. I see
>> lots of Lucas gauges on ebay, but not Jaeger. Thanks for any insight.
>>
>> Steve
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Answered my own question:=C2=A0

<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;fon=
t-size:medium">After WWI, the British subsidiary (British Jaeger) of Jaeger=
 of Paris secured the manufacturing rights to the chronometric mechanism an=
d manufactured these very reliable chronometric mechanisms at a factory at =
Willesden. In 1927 British Jaeger was purchased by Smiths Industries Limite=
d.</span></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma=
il_attr">On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:45 AM michael king via Tigers &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net";>tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br>=
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;b=
order-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">A=
ll the standard spec gauges are british jaeger. The optional clock was smit=
hs and the ammeter lucas. The lighter was a casco.</div><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri., 1 May 2020, 00:1=
5 steve wick via Tigers, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; targe=
t=3D"_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid r=
gb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">




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<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
I&#39;m not even close to being the original owner of my Tiger. I bought it=
 in 2000. My ammeter completely cooked and I&#39;m considering a replacemen=
t or switching to a voltmeter. My question is, who was the original manufac=
turer of the gauges for an early MK1? The
 gauges in my dash are Jaeger, but I have some Lucas gauges in the spare pa=
rts that came with the car. I see lots of Lucas gauges on ebay, but not Jae=
ger. Thanks=C2=A0for any insight.</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
<br>
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
Steve</div>
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