Carb from a Harry Miller race car?

[Muddyhandz]

Greetings T-net,
I looked up this carburetor that I found and kept getting info on Harry Miller race cars.
I'm wondering if this carb was used for "normal" cars also or only H. Miller cars.







Found here in Winnipeg.
Any information on what car this could have come from would be much appreciated.
Thanks and cheers,
Dave.

 

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[NHBandit]

It's not a carburetor. It looks like a cable operated manual choke lever for a motorcycle. Here is one for a 60s vintage Triumph. You can even see on yours in the bottom picture where it would have been mounted to the handlebar but that part is broken.. Obviously this one I posted isn't exactly the same but you get the idea.

 

[Muddyhandz]

Thanks NHBandit. I'm not that savvy when it comes to engines but I did think that was a little too small to be a carburetor. Lol.

Still, the Master Carburetor Co. was created by Harry Miller and he did start out with motorcycles......

Miller developed first true motorcycle | | chippewa.com

If I had to guess, the choke looks like it's from the early 1900's.
Now I'm even more curious to see what bike it came from!

 

[tamrock]

A cable control choke lever as you mention, or a pilot operating air-fuel mixture control or something in those lines. My guess it's a specialty item for after market modification of some kind and not a part from the average factory model car or motorcycle. Put it on ebay and see what happens?

 

[nhbenz]

From what I read his most prolific item was a carburetor which would run on not just gas, but kerosene and other lower grade fuels, as shown (including what looks like your lever) here: https://books.google.com/books?id=C...epage&q="master carburetor co." lever&f=false

 

[Muddyhandz]

Thanks nhbenz for the research but unfortunately I can't see or read what you see there on Google books. I even logged in and still no luck.
I'm sure some of you realize how important Harry Miller was and I am excited to find out more about this piece and what it came from.
Hopefully something more will come to light.
Cheers.

 

[nhbenz]

I don't know if this link works any better for you, from the same site though, which is the only place I can find an image of your item. Maybe someone could post the picture here, as my old IPad doesn't seem to want to: https://books.google.com/books?id=D...er carburetor with hot air attachment&f=false
If it can get posted it is from Automobile Trade Journal from The Chilton Company, Edition 21, page 292. 1917