HUGE double sided STOP/SOLID RED flashing light (6 volts) Alternating flash

[kerry4951]

I would love to find out more about this light. The thing is huge. Stands over 10" tall. Its 6 volt with 2 flashers inside, which give the alternating front to back flash mode. The one lens is a STOP lens, the other is solid red. Both are TRIPPE BEAM C328 lenses. Not sure of the main body was made by Trippe. I could see this style light mounted on a 40's-50's police car, since back then the standard blinking lights like this were common. It would make sense to have the STOP lens facing forward and the solid red lens to the rear. I did have to do some updating on the wiring. The original cord was actually steel encased but was getting bad. The light works perfectly. This is the only photo that I have right now but can post more tomorrow. I would like to post a video of it in action but still havent had any luck posting videos on this forum. I will post a video of it working on FB soon.

 

[kerry4951]

 

[Scoot163]

That is a great find and it is in such beautiful condition!

 

[jph2]

That is a really cool light! Can you post a vid to youtube and then link to it here? I would love to see this guy working!

 

[kerry4951]

 

[894]

I believe you have a standard Trippe Beam light and at some point in its history, someone replaced one of the lenses with what they could find...a "stop" lens from one of many different "stop"-printed lights available at that time. Not too many agencies utilized the stop aspect in their warning/emergency lighting. If anything, they had a police sign or maybe a stop sign of some sort, incorporated separately, such as MI state police on the hood.

 

[kerry4951]

I believe you have a standard Trippe Beam light and at some point in its history, someone replaced one of the lenses with what they could find...a "stop" lens from one of many different "stop"-printed lights available at that time. Not too many agencies utilized the stop aspect in their warning/emergency lighting. If anything, they had a police sign or maybe a stop sign of some sort, incorporated separately, such as MI state police on the hood.

I did some research in trying to find this style of light being used anywhere and nothing. The thing is a beast.

 

[dmathieu]

Trying to find the pic, but I saw one very much like, if not identical on a 1930s ambulance. I'll keep looking.

 

[kerry4951]

Trying to find the pic, but I saw one very much like, if not identical on a 1930s ambulance. I'll keep looking.

That would great to see Dan, thanks for looking

 

[jph2]

Thanks for the video. It looks good working, too!