Look what Hurricane Irene blew in??? NOS Dietz 211.... :)

[PinballCharlie]

Howdy all:


I hope those who were hit by Hurricane Irene are ok. Here in NY it was a wild night and day. Tree limbs down all over and power outages scattered all over.


I wanted to share with the group what I recently picked up. The guy I bought it from said it is brand new and he did have the box but unfortunately it got wet so no box. I have to keep up with EMT Anderson so here you go. Enjoy the pics!!!


Sorry not for sale unless you make me an offer I cannot refuse.


Pinball Charlie

 

[CrownVic97]

The same day your newly acquired Dietz 211 rolled off the assembly line, the lead singer of Nirvana, Kurt Cobian, was born :thumbsup: :crazy: . I noticed the date on the motor casing and had to give you a hard time :haha: .


Sweet beacon nonetheless! Very cool .

 

[dmathieu]

That is a great find!!


Dan

 

[motorolamaniac]

Wow that's a nice find. What does the NYS signify? I have not seen that before on a Dietz tag.

 

[flahotrod]

Brand new. Just 45 years (almost) old.

 

[FGS]

Wow that's a nice find. What does the NYS signify? I have not seen that before on a Dietz tag.

Could it possibly be New York State D.O.T.? :undecided: Absolutely BEAUTIFUL find! :thumbsup:

 

[dmathieu]

Charlie, isn't it you who has a passion for this particular light?


Couldn't have gone to a better home!


Dan

 

[FireGuru]

:hail:

 

[Hoser]

Way to go Charlie, Nice Score!!

 

[rick h.]

great addition to your collection

 

[36TruckK]

"SIMPLY" awesome! LOL

 

[PinballCharlie]

"SIMPLY" awesome! LOL

Hey all, thanks for the compliments and you are right Dan, this light I always had a passion for... I have never seen a light like this with NYS on the label. Possible New York State???

 

[dmathieu]

Hey all, thanks for the compliments and you are right Dan, this light I always had a passion for... I have never seen a light like this with NYS on the label. Possible New York State???

Charlie, that's exactly what I thought, New York State. There must be something special order about the light, possibly a particular rotation speed / # of flashes per minute, or something like that.


Dan

 

[36TruckK]

Charlie, that's exactly what I thought, New York State. There must be something special order about the light, possibly a particular rotation speed / # of flashes per minute, or something like that.


Dan

In typical NY fashion, simply adding those 2 letters allowed them to boost the price..LOL

 

[ny04350]

The NYS is definetely for a New York State special order. That is one great find.


Probably for DOT, seeing that it is amber.


I know that the NYSP had special order Federal stuff in the 80s/90s that specified FPMs and candlepower, so they probably had special orders like that when this light was made in the 60s.


Again, that one is a keeper Charlie.

 

[emtanderson51]

Nice light!

 

[redneckwelder87]

Cool! The two old International pumpers ('59 and '64) that used to be in service here both had a red 211 beacon, a set of red lollipops, and dual spotlights on the cab.

 

[Black Hoe]

NYS probably denotes that it was a NYS-DOT spec beacon. I know back in the 60's and 70's, the NY State Police and the NY State Park Police used Dietz beacons but the "hill-light" model (7-11?) with the clear tilted beams.

 

[Wigwam700]

Howdy all:

I hope those who were hit by Hurricane Irene are ok. Here in NY it was a wild night and day. Tree limbs down all over and power outages scattered all over.


I wanted to share with the group what I recently picked up. The guy I bought it from said it is brand new and he did have the box but unfortunately it got wet so no box. I have to keep up with EMT Anderson so here you go. Enjoy the pics!!!


Sorry not for sale unless you make me an offer I cannot refuse.


Pinball Charlie

Pinball, first great 211!! How did you fair the storm, many of my roads in my town washed away, travel is still a hardship with most roads closed. Usually 5-6 ways out of town now only 2. Out of power for 2 days.


Keene FD lost thier fire house, lucky they were all out at the time with thier rigs helping everybodt else!!


Todd