Re: [ihc] Re:flectors by IHC

["T.R.E.Jr." <T_R_E_Jr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

---Excellent shopper! I have seen them go for $110 on eBay. I do believe it
is just a basic road flare kit that could have been purchased from the
dealer.

---Thank you,
-T.R.E.Jr.
-`73 Scout II (StoneThrower)
-`51 Farmall H (Heinz)
-`49 IH fridge (presently unnamed and in need of a compressor)
-`49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door Sedan (Papapalooza)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin M Rush" <salmineo@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 12:20 AM
Subject: [ihc] Re:flectors by IHC

<snip>
> ... On Saturday, while most of the club was out playing in the
> sand, I went with a guy down toward Coquille to visit a wrecking yard I
> know of to see if they had any IHCs...
<snip>
> ...and a boxed set of IHC tripod reflectors
> with flags. Set comes in a black steel box, roughly 3 1/2" wide by 3 1/2"
tall and
> 8 3/4" long, with an IH logo embossed on the front.  The lid is hinged,
and
> has a latch that appears to pull out so a person can put a small padlock
> on it.  Also on the front are the embossed words "REFLECTOR FLARE", and
> then below that "Windproof Tripod", and then below that are words which I
> cannot read but which start with the word "Approved".  The tripods are
> gold chromated and have the IH logo stamped into the fold-out feet.  The
> reflector lenses say "V.P. CO-12A", and also have "SAE-A-64" on them, so
> I assume they were made in or after 1964.  The reflectors lay flat in the
> box, and fold up from the feet when you deploy them, and are red,
> two-sided, and two high.  The reflectors are shiny and unscratched, and
> the tripod feet are bright plated and not rusty.  The banners are gone,
> but the flag rods are still there and unrusted.  When we got back to
> camp, everyone practically tripped over themselves to go over to look at
> them.  Does anyone know where these came from, i.e. whether they were
> standard equipment for certain vehicles, give-away promotional items,
> dealer options, something a person bought at the IH dealership, whether
> they were for trucks or tractors?  Anything you can tell me about them
> would be appreciated.  (By the way, the reflector kit cost $10.)