[TR] Headlamps

[terryrs at comcast.net]

My Sainted Irish grandfather drove garbage "dray" in Santa Cruz, CA shortly before the turn of the 20th century.  The local paper has an article about his wild driving leading to a road accident.  He was, ahem, speeding.

It was daylight, but I suspect the dray was outfitted with a lantern and a candle, which still serves as a Lucas headlamp, does it not???

Terry ('59 TR3A TS 58667)
New Hampshire


> My grandfather whose listed occupation was "Drayman" would have liked to 
> know that. 
> 
> Joe 

> Yabbut, a dray is a horsedrawn cart used for deliveries, that was often 
> drawn by two horses. Two horspower is approximately 1,492 watts, while two 
> headlamps on high beam draw about 1,440 watts, so you were pretty darn 
> close! 
> 
> Mike (who is bored this afternoon) 
> 
> 
> 
> > That should be Draw not Dray. Spell checkers don't consider context. 
> > 
> > Joe