Help identify gear shift knob

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Bruce Rossiter

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Please help me identify the gear shift knob in the attached pictures. I think its the right one for a 1928 Ford but it looks different from the ones in the supplier's catalogs. It is 1 9-16 inch in diameter, 1 1-4 inch high, and it has a 1-4 inch flat section on the side around the circumference. Thanks for any help received.
 

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Yes it is a 28 gear shift knob. I have three used knobs that are worn the same way. It is quite interesting to compare the original well used mushroom shaped knobs with an NOS original which I have also. In the pictures above, you can still see the flat surface around the edge. It's amazing how much they wore over the years.
 
Glenn C. - I sure would like to see photos of your NOS one next to a used one if you have the time. I have one well-stuck to a rusty stick shift - does anyone know whether the material that these knobs were made of is affected by Kroil or the like? Thanks.
 
Rich in Tucson said:
Glenn C. - I sure would like to see photos of your NOS one next to a used one if you have the time. I have one well-stuck to a rusty stick shift - does anyone know whether the material that these knobs were made of is affected by Kroil or the like? Thanks.
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Not to worry about the Kroil. I had one that was very stuck also and after spraying it down and waiting a week, it came off quite easily. I think I used Gibbs to spray it.
 
Rich.....I will send you photos via email tomorrow. I don't have the moxy to understand how to attach photos to the message on the barn yard. I think I have your email address on file from some time back. If you break your knob, don't swet it. A replacement one will appear in the mail upon request, as you provided me with valuable information a few years back. One favor deserves another back.
 
Glenn C. said:
Rich.....I will send you photos via email tomorrow. I don't have the moxy to understand how to attach photos to the message on the barn yard. I think I have your email address on file from some time back. If you break your knob, don't swet it. A replacement one will appear in the mail upon request, as you provided me with valuable information a few years back. One favor deserves another back.
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Open an account and upload your photo. Cut the photos IMG Code from photobucket and paste it on these pages. It is so simple that even I can do it. :D
 
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