Fun with Automotive Accessories / Solved by Tom_I, Oguerrerob, bentleybob & whc

[Otto Puzzell]

Nope

(you need to stay in Ohio)

[Oguerrerob]

Compressed Air Starter by Alexander Winton?

[Otto Puzzell]

No sir - it uses only the (multipled through gear reduction) power generated by its human operator.

[Oguerrerob]

Could it be The Disco Acetylene Starter?

[Otto Puzzell]

Could it be The Disco Acetylene Starter?

No - those were made in Detroit, MI.

[Oguerrerob]

Starter by Joseph A. Williams of K. W. Ignition Company Cleveland, Ohio?

[Otto Puzzell]

Not that one, but you're getting closer. You'll need to go west from Cleveland

[Oguerrerob]

Starter for internal Combustion engines by Theodore A Boor 1914 Ashville, Ohio?

[Otto Puzzell]

You went Southwest - this accessory is from a place almost due West of Cleveland, on the shore of Lake Erie

[Oguerrerob]

From Toledo or closer?

[Otto Puzzell]

East of Toledo

[Oguerrerob]

Sandusky?

[Otto Puzzell]

Very close to Sandusky

[Oguerrerob]

Starting Device by Robert D Stryker 1910 Huron, Ohio

[Otto Puzzell]

Starting Device by Robert D Stryker 1910 Huron, Ohio

Voila!

Only # 3 remains to be solved.

[Oguerrerob]

Thank you for the hints and help

#3 employed a type of radiation later favored by hippies.

Could it be Neon Black Light?

[Otto Puzzell]

Thank you for the hints and help

#3 employed a type of radiation later favored by hippies.

Could it be Neon Black Light?

Black light is the right kind of radiation...

[Oguerrerob]

1950's?

[Otto Puzzell]

Yes!

[Oguerrerob]

Generic or for specific marque?

[Otto Puzzell]

Generic or for specific marque?

Aftermarket accessory, for most any car.

[Oguerrerob]

3. Did this ad appear in a popular magazine?

[Otto Puzzell]

Yes, at least one.

[Oguerrerob]

I've found it!
3. Polarvision Safety Light 1953

[Otto Puzzell]

At last, it is done. 

The points:

Tom_I   5
Oguerrerob   6
bentleybob   1
whcgt   1