help identifying this part

[apba12m]

made of rubber or something not metal..

[redmodelt]

Can you please post the photos so we dont have to down load to a file to view.

[jackdaron]

Looks simuler to the horn button,although I have never seen one with Ford script .

[Mike V. Florida]

Originally Posted by redmodelt

Can you please post the photos so we dont have to down load to a file to view.

Here we go;

[apba12m]

the 2 posts sticking out are copper or brass, this is driving me nuts.

[Mark W.]

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If it didn't have the Ford script, I would think it looked like a very old plug from a lamp or toaster - every now and then my grandmother would insist on using an ancient toaster that would only plug into a specific receptical in her kitchen. Thank goodness it never burned down the farm...

[J Franklin]

Headlight resister????

[redmodelt]

Originally Posted by J Franklin

Headlight resister????

No, the dimmer coil resister unit is completely different nore part of the horn switch. It looks to be Model T era. While the early Fordson tractor used the same switch as the car, they may have used a more permanent key that wouldn't have fallen out bouncing across the field as the coil box was out in the open.

[redmodelt]

Checked the Fordson parts book, no go on the Fordson key idea.

[old51fordman]

may I ask if you have done a continuity test on the posts and if so does it show any resistance?

[Jack Innes]

If you study the Ford name you can see the F is definitely not that of the car maker's logo, the rest is considerably off as well. Perhaps this is from some aftermarket accessory or perhaps an appliance marketed by someone capitalizing on the Ford name.

[apba12m]

Open in terms of resistance and effectively no capacitance.