Real or Toy?

[Skulldigger]

 

[EHFD_Tower_751]

I wanna say real.

I have a fedtro light I got from a friend that I thought was a toy, come to find out it’s a real light.......still works but it doesn’t really turn anymore

 

[dmathieu]

This is real, and was commercially made with internal flasher,would have been used in the early to mid 1960s, and maybe a little later. My Dad made a couple in the early 1960s for his and the chief's personal cars.

 

[Skulldigger]

Awesome!. I went ahead and took a chance and now I'm glad. Thanks Dan.

 

[Skulldigger]

My Dad made a couple in the early 1960s for his and the chief's personal cars.

That is so cool! Any idea what he made it out of, what was used as a base? I suppose on mine the "Glo-Brite' is the brand name?

 

[dmathieu]

I know the lights were Signal Stat CycloStat.

 

[coop359]

I had one years ago. It was red and I found new amber lenses at an auto parts store. Paid mor for the new lenses then the light. Found at a garage sale. Unsure what happened to it.

 

[kitn1mcc]

Cyclostat are nice and bright. we used them for years on railroad crossing gates. i am using them on my Fairmont M19

 

[DaveClement]

It is interesting that they used what look like off-the-shelf magnetic cabinet latches underneath with simple L-brackets. No sense re-inventing the wheel when they could existing inexpensive and readily available parts.

 

[dmathieu]

That is exactly what George Whelen used for magnets in the first portable rotating light in the automotive industry, the Roto-Beam RB10

 

[dmathieu]

 

[dmathieu]

Vintage GLO - BRITE 202 emergency Police Fire Truck Ambulance Blue Light rare | eBay

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[dmathieu]

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[Skulldigger]

$60.. I guess I got a pretty good deal for $12 then. I will show more of it when it arrives.

 

[Skulldigger]

The Glo-Brite came in the mail today. Interesting little device. The flasher is in a cardboard tube housing and has to warm up for a few seconds before the light comes on and starts to flash. The bulb is an 1141. It's not very bright but I think it is poor positioning of the bulb compared to the focal point of the lens. Not sure it can be adjusted yet. Will fully disassemble and clean it up and see what i can do with it.

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[Skulldigger]

Ii also have this battery version I picked up a while back. No manufacturers name on it either.

 

[cmb56]

@Skulldigger
The 1141 is only 21CP compared with a 1156, which is a more common bulb, that is 32CP.

I do not know of if the flasher will handle the 1156 but you might get more out of the light with that bulb instead.

Michael

 

[coop359]

Great display piece.

 

[kitn1mcc]

awsome

 

[Skulldigger]

Hey, here is something cool I just found. Inside, engraved on the magnet base is the word "Pocahontas" and on another "K. E. F.". There seems to be several Pocahontas police depts around the country. I bought this from a guy in Sorento, Illinois, and that is about 13 miles north of Pocahontas, Illinois. So I know part of it's history.

 

[dmathieu]

Always a plus!!!!

 

[Skulldigger]

Well I was looking at this picture above and notices writing on the base so I looked again. It was inscribed "Kenney File". So I did some research and found my lights previous owner.