Haka auto jacks. Two years to perfect jack controlled by lever on dash board, raising any or all four wheels

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This photograph shows the Haka auto jack, a device that the caption card says took its maker two years to perfect. Its distinguishing feature is a lever on the dashboard that raises any one wheel or all four at once, so the driver could lift the car without crawling beneath it with a hand-cranked jack. Lifting an automobile for tire changes or repairs was then a slow, awkward job, and a control that worked from the driver's seat was a notable convenience for motorists. The card gives no date, so the picture's exact period is uncertain, but it fits the years when American car owners were looking for ways to make routine maintenance easier.

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