I took this in on a trade deal with Richie today and boy did it quickly become a favorite in my collection. The photos and video speak for themselves. Enjoy!
Federal Signal NOS/NIB Federal Sign & Signal model 17 Beacon Ray
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Wonderful! A NOS Beacon Ray Model 17. Yes, I'd say that is a bit a time capsule item.
Cool--pretty rare to find one still in the box. What I find amusing is that the installation hardware is considered "accessories"--not sure how effective the application would be if they HADN'T been included
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Totally awesome to have a NOS/NIB Beacon Ray!! I would display the box and “accessories” right next to it…wowsers!
I don’t think those instructions ever changed—they were the same ones I saw in the early 70s! FedSig always included accessories with their lights, and outfitting an emergency vehicle was a lot simpler then. The switch is a push/pull type with a plastic knob that would be at home on the dash of any 40s-50s vehicle. 175/176 beacons came with a two position push/pull switch…pull out to first click and the red bulbs would light up—pull all the way out and all 4 bulbs would light up.
Cool…so cool!
I don’t think those instructions ever changed—they were the same ones I saw in the early 70s! FedSig always included accessories with their lights, and outfitting an emergency vehicle was a lot simpler then. The switch is a push/pull type with a plastic knob that would be at home on the dash of any 40s-50s vehicle. 175/176 beacons came with a two position push/pull switch…pull out to first click and the red bulbs would light up—pull all the way out and all 4 bulbs would light up.
Cool…so cool!
Hi,
Back in the 70s and 80s, I worked on several apparatus from the 50s and only one had a push/pull switch. The rest had fat toggles. Both the 6v and the 12v trucks. These Beacon Rays were on most of them but a couple had the Hill variant.
Very cool to have found one still in it's box like that!
Stan
Back in the 70s and 80s, I worked on several apparatus from the 50s and only one had a push/pull switch. The rest had fat toggles. Both the 6v and the 12v trucks. These Beacon Rays were on most of them but a couple had the Hill variant.
Very cool to have found one still in it's box like that!
Stan
That is the plan! I need to re-arrange the collection a bit first. I'm considering putting the paper documents in a frame to keep them from degrading further. I have also thought about putting the accessories and their envelope in a shadow box to display those... Ultimately it will come down to how much room I can make as the collection room is getting a bit full.
Hi,
I like that plan! It might be time to evaluate the collection and pick item(s) to Go Away to make room for this display....
Stan
I like that plan! It might be time to evaluate the collection and pick item(s) to Go Away to make room for this display....
Stan
I remember seeing those on police patrol cars and fire engines back in the early 1970s. They were the same type - with the smaller slanted dome.
Very, very nice. I am jealous!
I've often thought about what a pain it must have been to cut those bases at the right angle for the sloped roofs. I see in the documentation it shows one angled.
That's a great find!
I've often thought about what a pain it must have been to cut those bases at the right angle for the sloped roofs. I see in the documentation it shows one angled.
That's a great find!
When I was a kid I was hanging out in the back room of the town police station and came across a box exactly like that, a NOS model 173 still with the cardboard packing, gasket unused, instructions and all. The box was open, box and light were covered with dust so I asked if I could take it home and "clean it up" for them. The Lt. said sure, just be sure to bring it back! So I got to take it home and take it apart, learned what the insides looked like, jumped it to a car battery so it would light up, everything a kid could want. Eventually I washed the dome and skirt in the kitchen sink, Mom was not pleased, dried and reassembled it and took it back the next day. If only I had been smart enough to make them an offer for it!