Brown Headlights

[KJ's Dodge]

My B1-RA 172 has brown headlights. I mean to say that the headlights written in the glass say Brown, and they are brownish in color. Was this common? Unusual or an after market item? Just curious.

Thanks,

KJ

[greg g]

I think the brown color is due to the breakdown of the mirror on the reflector. As the silver sluffs off it exposes the tarnished copper under neath yielding the brown/black color. Brown may have been a manfacturer back in the day. Can;t imagin they put out much light in that condition or do they????

[Aaron]

As you can see one of the headlights on my truck had the same 'tint' as your headlights and one didn't. That headlight on the left was original to the truck as it was stamped '1948' on the back of it. The reflection material is just deteriorated making it look brown.

[KJ's Dodge]

The lenses of the headlights actually say "Brown". I will post a pic later this week.

[Reg Evans]

The headlights on this truck were like yours. The blackened Bulls Eye light worked and the nice silvery one didn't.

[greg g]

Wouldn't be surprised the a company called Brown made car stuff. GE, Sylvania, Western Auto, Fisk, why not Brown.

[Jim Yergin]

I think it is actually Corcoran Brown Lamp Co. I know that company manufactured the fog lights for my '41 Plymouth. You might look a little closer on the other side of the lens to see the word "Corcoran" opposite the "Brown."

Jim Yergin

[greg g]

here is some info apparently located in Cinncinati;

http://books.google.com/books?id=g9vJrsMSnEQC&pg=PA422&lpg=PA422&dq=corcoran+brown+lamp+co&source=bl&ots=UIp4VGoxqM&sig=JlQSdXegM_sv9LYj1jaGA3xjl1I&hl=en&ei=1D2xSomtEIyL8QbQuLWKDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#v=onepage&q=corcoran%20brown%20lamp%20co&f=false

[Dodgeb4ya]

Here is a couple shots of the original Corcoran Brown headlamps on my Chrysler. Kj's truck probably has the original Corcoran Brown headlamps. His truck might be so early as to be before the "Bullseyes's came out in 1949. These headlamps kinda have a unique yellowish/orange cast beam! Both mine are near perfect. You can just barely read the Corcoran Brown in the 1st picture. All 1946-8 MoPars as far as I know came withe these as factory headlamps till 1948.

Bob

Edited September 17, 2009 by Dodgeb4ya

[KJ's Dodge]

Finally getting around to putting the new battery in the truck. My headlights are working and are the Corcoran Brown headlights but not the bulls-eye headlights.

KJ