Series 81 Headlight lens

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“STAR” marking on 8-3/8 lenses is for 1926-28 S80-S81, but the 1925 S80 used B&L without the “STAR” marking.

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George,

Numerous anonymous sources recently told me that the Series 81 takes a 8 and ⅛ lens.

It would be bad for a Series 81 Gent to buy that lens thinking that it would fit.

Peter

http://www.ebay.com/itm/222307031122?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

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Thanks, Peter, that’s what I get for going off the top of my head rather than looking at reference material. Here’s the info on Pierce-Arrow headlight lenses and diameters and markings 1925-1928:

• 1924-25 80 8 3/8″

• 1926 33 9 1/4″ STAR

• 1926-27 80 8 3/8″ STAR

• 1927-28 36 9 1/4″ STAR

• 1928 81 8 1/8″ STAR

ALL P-A CARS 1926-thru–1928 used B & L STAR lenses—that have a flat center panel –and the “star” logo at the bottom

NOTE that the 1928 Series 81 used a SMALLER diameter lens than 1925-27 S80s; the S81 had a 8-1/8 diameter vs 8-3/8 diameter for the S80s. So it is wise to note to outside diameter of any lens one contemplates purchasing, even if fluting and marking seems appropriate.

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George,

Now that’s the level of detail that I have come to expect from G.G.T.!

Peter

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Pierce Arrow cars from the Series 1 cars of 1912-1913 through the Series 5 of 1918-1919 used a flat plate glass clear lens but when these became illegal in some places in around 1919 they were replaced by various makes of prismatic lenses including those made by Bausch&Lomb.The Series 31-51 and Series 32 used a Bausch&Lomb lens which did not show the name.Early Series 33’s started using a Bausch&Lomb lens which looked similar but had the name in an arc in the top of the lens.Again this change had to do with lighting laws.

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My Pierce Model 81 has B&L lenses with the STAR on the bottom.

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