Captain4164
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dmathieu said:Just picked this one up!
Skip Goulet said:The last time they lost it, the damage was permanent, and they ran the ambulance it was on with just the alternating highbeams thereafter! No siren, either.
dmathieu said:1195 incandescent bulb and flasher
dmathieu said:Clear-Ray Flashers
Version 1
Version 2
Extremely rare.
stansdds said:Yikes!
stansdds said:I cannot see these as being particularly effective as vehicle warning lights, so I expect they did not sell very well and were quickly dropped from production.
dmathieu said:Dietz offered a couple of lollipop strobe models, one with a self contained large base, and one with a remote strobe power supply.
dmathieu said:Something different....4 bulbs with a cylindrical reflector. Unknown brand.
CodeMan said:Vintage Wreckers used them..
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opcorn:
should have know you were bidding against meJust got this Carpenter Light. (made in Boston, Massachusetts)
This is the same light in red, instead of the split blue/red on this 1947 or 1948 Massachusetts State Police cruiser.
I believe this Carpenter "jellyjar" was the first 360 degree beacon used by the MSP. Again their light colors were blue to the front, red to the rear
They're one of my favorites. Back in the day, I can even remember these lights being the primary warning! Things were quieter and traffic was less congested. In rural areas, you could see these a long way out because there weren't all the different lights out on the highway then as there is now. And, most of them are glass... I like your green one. Taxi cabs in Milwaukee had green ones on the roof in the late 60's-early 70's so I remember, when I visited the big city. Another favorite are still the 4-way flashing lights under the beacon domes like the McDermotts and the Tri-lite QF-1's. Old school is still cool school.Are there any other collectors out there that like to collect these types of lights?