Can anyone identfy this light?

[Skulldigger]

Looking through some old photo's and I ran up on this one from 1957. This truck marked with a Civil Defense symbol is actually a fire utility truck and is with other similar trucks, but the rest have Model 17's.

 

[NESQ115]

That's sure a rare one. Looks similar to a Trippe Manufacturing revolving light in this ad, although possibly with a different base. The Ford pickup is a '48-'50. I'm not sure when this Trippe light was first introduced, but the ads is from '54.

 

[tsquale]

NESQ115 is correct. They also made a spotlight varient. Since this is a Civil Defense truck, I could see it being either. They used identical housings but the spotlight had a handle that would go down through the roof in to the cab to turn the reflector in the housing. Pretty neat stuff.

 

[Skulldigger]

You guys are good and quick! Im going to have to put that on my search list. Never seen one. Thanks !

 

[wfdstation42]

1 from my collection:


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[Skulldigger]

1 from my collection:

Now that is cool! Great little light to have in your collection. Thanks for sharing.

 

[JennyCop]

Spotlight model tsquale is talking about is on ebay currently.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VinTaGE-TRI...ash=item4d42652f67:g:MLQAAOSwZG9WkTqd&vxp=mtr

 

[Skulldigger]

Spotlight model tsquale is talking about

That is out of my wallet range. But I have a birthday in November if anyone wants to shop early.

 

[jph2]

I don't think it's the TrippLite. I remember a light shaped like that from when I was a kid in the 60s and it had a metal housing with only the lens in red (it was on a fire truck). Skulldigger's pic also looks like a fully metal housing whereas the TrippLite looks to have a plastic top.

Unfortunately, I have no idea what the light is and don't know of any alternatives to the TrippLite..

 

[marslights_IL]

I don't think it's the TrippLite. I remember a light shaped like that from when I was a kid in the 60s and it had a metal housing with only the lens in red (it was on a fire truck). Skulldigger's pic also looks like a fully metal housing whereas the TrippLite looks to have a plastic top.

Unfortunately, I have no idea what the light is and don't know of any alternatives to the TrippLite..

It is a Tripplite. There are two variations. Lens on top, or all metal body.

 

[marslights_IL]

It is a Tripplite. There are two variations. Lens on top, or all metal body.

 

[marslights_IL]

Definitely a super cool light.

 

[Maxim2Eng]

Here's a link to a previous discussion on this light.
http://elightbars.org/forums/threads/tripp-light-spotlight-6v.66531/#post-545426

 

[dmathieu]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VinTaGE-TRI...ash=item4d43e65663:g:MLQAAOSwZG9WkTqd&vxp=mtr