- Author
- Steinberg, H. L.
- Title
- Auto Headlight Glass: Visible Features of Forensic Utility.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Law Enforcement Assistance Admin., Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS SP 480-17
February 1978 - Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- headlamps; accident investigations; glass; criminal investigations; patterns; marking; coloring; identifying; lenses; reflectors; manufacturers; passenger vehicles | lamps
- Abstract
- The report documents those visual aspects of sealed beam headlights which may be of use in criminal investigations involving such evidence. These visual aspects include fluting pattern, lampmaker monogram, mold markings, beam and lamp type markings, and curvature. Only sealed beam headlights used in passenger vehicles having significant U.S. sales are considered.