Tom43 is exactly right in his description of the air bath filter.
Some of us "seniors" my even remember the oil bath air cleaners on both cars and trucks. I had a 50 Chevy 2dr and 47 Chevy truck and both had an oil bath air cleaner.
One of the first things I check on a tractor is the oil bath. To me the condition of the oil in the cup is one indicator of the tractor"s maintenance.
One of the first things I do to a "just bought" tractor after getting it home is change the fluids.
The picture below shows what was in the oil bath cup of my 43B.
The oil bath cup was empty on my 46A.
There was not even a "film" of oil in the cup.
Somewhat along the same line, I put an old work sock over the air stack to keep the "mud/dirt dobbers/daubers" out. Also makes a good filter.
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