THE SMALLER 200mm OR 8 INCH DIAMETER VINTAGE ZEISS HEADLAMPS
THE 8 INCH ZEISS LAMPS WERE VERY SIMILAR IN DESIGN TO THE 12 INCH LAMPS AND THERE WERE PARTS THAT WERE INTERCHANGEABLE BETWEEN THEM. THEY WERE VERY POPULAR FOR THE EXPENSIVE CONTINENTAL CARS OF THAT ERA AND WERE FITTED TO THE MERCEDES SSK AND THE LANCIA LAMBDA TO NAME A FEW.
ABOVE IS SHOWN THE REAR VIEW OF AN 8 INCH ZEISS HEADLAMP WITH THE RIM HINGED TO THE SIDE OF THE SHELL, IN THIS CASE IT IS BOTTOM MOUNTED BUT THEY WERE ALSO AVAILABLE STIRRUP MOUNTED. OVER THE YEARS I`VE NEVER SEEN A CHEAPER VERSION OF THIS SIZE OF ZEISS WITH THE BAND AROUND THE RIM AS IN THE CASE OF THE LARGER SIZE ZEISS.
ABOVE THE FRONT VIEW, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE INTERNAL DETAILS ARE SIMILAR TO THE 12 INCH LAMPS. THERE IS A MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE SHROUD OPERATING MECHANISM AND THE STEM FOR MOUNTING THE BULB IS THE SAME DIAMETER BUT SHORTER THAN THE LARGER LAMP. THE SYSTEM FOR FOCUSSING THE BULB IS ALSO SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
ABOVE, THE REFLECTOR SHOWN IN POSITION
ABOVE, THE 8 INCH RIM SHOWN TOGETHER WITH THE 12 INCH RIM.
ABOVE, AN ORIGINAL CUT GLASS HEADLAMP LENS. THE ZEISS LOGO CAN BE SEEN NEAR THE TOP OF THE LENS ETCHED INTO THE GLASS.
ABOVE, PHOTO OF AN ORIGINAL ZEISS HEADLAMP SHOWING THE BROWN (BEER BOTTLE TYPE) GLASS SHROUD
ABOVE ARE SHOWN THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHROUD WITH OPERATING MECHANISM INCORPORATED. THE LEFT HAND ONE IS FOR AN 8 INCH LAMP TO HOLD A GLASS SHROUD ROUGHLY THE SHAPE OF THE TOP PORTION OF A BELGIAN BEER BOTTLE. THAT IS HELD IN PLACE ON THE BRACKET BY MEANS OF THE SCREWED RING THAT CAN BE SEEN AT THE FRONT OF THE BRACKET. THE MIDDLE ONE IS ALSO 8 INCH BUT THE LATER TYPE. ON THE RIGHT, SHOWN FOR COMPARISON, IS THE LATE TYPE SHROUD FOR THE 12 INCH LAMP, YOU CAN SEE THE BROKEN INCREDIBLY THIN TINTED GLASS LINING FOR THE SHROUD ABOVE IT.