What a surprise we had the first time we put gas in the tank of our 1925 Model T Tudor sedan. There were two wooden gas gauges under the seat, one that was used to measure the gas content of the tank and another older gauge that was broken into two pieces.

When we took a closer look at the broken gauge, we noticed that it came from F. R. Hussong, Inc. in Lincoln, Nebraska. Since we purchased our car from an individual in South Dakota, we thought there might be a chance that it was the original gas gauge that came with the car when it was first purchased.

Ernie made a call to the previous owner and he told us he was only the second owner of the car, and he found the gas gauge in the car when he purchased it. He said he thought the gauge was original to the car when it was new, and he was kind enough to include it with the purchase.

The back of the gauge is where the measurement marks are located. The gauge can be used to measure the amount of gasoline in four different types of tanks: 10 gallon cowl tank, 9 gallon round tank, 9 gallon oval tank, and one other type of tank that is not legible.

I opened Google Maps in hopes that there might still be a dealership located at this address. Many years have passed and there are only physician's groups and the Nebraska State Lottery located there. I had to laugh when I looked at the map of 1800 "O" Street. I'm sure this fancy paved parking lot was not located here when H. R. Hussong was selling brand new Model T cars at this address, but from the camera's view, it sure looks like there were a bunch of Model Ts parked there at one time. Who knows what made those greasy looking spots on the property, but it is fun to imagine that at one time it was full of brand new Model T cars, and ours was parked on that lot, waiting for an owner to come and drive it home.