Rotating Do-Ray Lollipop Light?

[MESDA6]

Here's one I've never seen before. Posting in here instead of auction listing to see if anyone has one of these or knows anything about them. The seller is legitimate - I have bought from him before, and he does come up with some unique stuff sometimes.


EBay Listing

 

[dmathieu]

I've been watching that one. Pretty interesting. New to me also.


He says he has a NOS one in his collection too.

 

[MESDA6]

I've been watching that one. Pretty interesting. New to me also.
He says he has a NOS one in his collection too.

I saw that - he seems to have squirreled away some unique stuff over the years, so you never know what he's going to have in his auctions. There may be a new holy grail......

 

[ERIC6913]

that's Steven. I know him, a great guy with good stuff.

 

[MESDA6]

Am I looking at the picture of the gear wrong, or might this thing oscillate? It looks like there's a stop that the gear hits, which would mean it must oscillate or wig wag instead of rotate. Just wondering???? The things that go through your mind at 3AM when you can't sleep...... :hopeless:

 

[shues]

Am I looking at the picture of the gear wrong, or might this thing oscillate? It looks like there's a stop that the gear hits, which would mean it must oscillate or wig wag instead of rotate. Just wondering???? The things that go through your mind at 3AM when you can't sleep...... :hopeless:

That tab at about the 9 o'clock position? I think that's a stationary contact, probably to a conductor running up the center of the shaft.

 

[MESDA6]

That tab at about the 9 o'clock position? I think that's a stationary contact, probably to a conductor running up the center of the shaft.

Thanks. That makes more sense. Just couldn't wrap my head around what I was seeing there. Still, a very interesting light.

 

[Spanky]

There is a local FD that has a 1940 Ford open cab fire truck with one of these on it. I have seen pictures of it and it seems the light has always been on it. It does rotate. I just happen to know where there is an old tow truck sitting with one of these on it but it obviously isn't as nice. Maybe I'll go grab it.

 

[dmathieu]

The 1st rotator was Federal Beacon Ray, 1948.