On Thu, 16 Nov 1995, U. Goettsch wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Nov 1995, Andrew Mace wrote:
> > Hey, what about one of those prismatic/periscopy-type thingies, like the
> > Fulton Traffic Light Minder (or whatever they were called) that were so
> >
> Never heard of those! Can you describe this device in more detail?
> Ulix (6 feet and curious)
As I recall, they were little "cubes" that hung up near the top left
corner of your windshield (inside of course) and refracted the image of the
traffic light -- great if you had pulled up almost under the light by
mistake (or if the windshield header blocked your vision -- probably
because you're too close to the light ;-) ).
Any attempts at cheezy ASCII graphics would be futile, but I hope you
get the idea. If not, I'll try ASCII. :-(
Next time you go to a car show with lots of 1940s and 1950s cars (or
perhaps customs), look inside and you'll probably see one. Fulton is/was
just one brand name; I'm sure there were others.
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