Mars B6

[southpaw]

This arrived, and any information is appreciated. Mars Model B6...

 

[Maxim2Eng]

Don't know if your CA Custom polish will work on this one, but a nice snag anyway!

 

[southpaw]

Nor do I Max! Go low and slow, treat it nice. It will be better at the end of the day.

 

[southpaw]

Plating is really rough and needs to be redone, though it did clean up and looks a bit better now..Re-wired with a new lamp..

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Very nice initial clean up and while I don't know the background for this particular light, it appears a main application was as an alley light as depicted on my "Sugarland Express" bar. That's the only example I've been able to find although like many of these single lights, I'm sure it was used as a supplemental flasher, either independently or combined with a beacon.

Two were recently for sale on Ebay and commanded a pretty penny....

 

[Nolines]

I hope you told them only God can demand or command that kind of money!

 

[southpaw]

Very nice initial clean up and while I don't know the background for this particular light, it appears a main application was as an alley light as depicted on my "Sugarland Express" bar. That's the only example I've been able to find although like many of these single lights, I'm sure it was used as a supplemental flasher, either independently or combined with a beacon.

Two were recently for sale on Ebay and commanded a pretty penny....

Thank you for those photos! I agree with you, the only one who knows what it was used for is the light itself, and it ain't talking.

 

[Crownfire]

There was also a PAR 36 version known as the B45 that was much more common. I have a set of PAR 46 double-ended flashers that are also labeled B6.

 

[southpaw]

I'll bet the double enders are a lot rarer than the singles.