Today's Beacon & Siren Haul

[crescentstar69]

I just picked this stuff up today. The amber model 17 Beacon Ray was at a swap meet, and I paid $15.


The red model 173 Beacon Ray, Whelen Deputy, North American Signal beacon, Sireno siren, and loose Par 36 bulb were from a friend I have been meaning to see to get this stuff. I paid $125 for all of it.


The skirts on the Beacon Rays are pretty toasty, but the domes cleaned up well. They all work well, except for the Sireno, which I haven't fired up yet. As a bonus, I found out the Sireno was on a 1967 Dodge A van that was used as a light rescue for my former rescue squad, and the red BR was on a grass truck my former FD had, although before my time.

 

[stansdds]

Nice haul! And your Federal 17 looks to be a pre-1968 small dome model. :thumbsup:

 

[crescentstar69]

Thanks for the info. I do have one question for the gurus out there. The 17 has a bolt in the center that extends about 1" past the skirt. Any idea why?

 

[Crownfire]

Demountable version. Had a big wingnut on the bolt for easy on/off through the hole you drilled in the roof of your car.

 

[dmathieu]

If it's a threaded tube, that would be the Demountable model.

 

[crescentstar69]

Thanks Pop!

 

[stansdds]

Yep, model 17 D, demountable, worth even more! :thumbsup:

 

[R2knee]

Now Mark we talked about this, remember ? You weren't going to spend anymore money. :nono: tell you what, I'll just come pick up those lights and we'll pretend none of this ever happened ok ? Move along people ! Nothing to see here. Just a little misunderstanding, everything's under control. :dielaugh:

 

[dmathieu]

Thanks Pop!

There's even a ROTA-BEAM!

 

[Wheels]

That's a not a bad price for all those items you have there! I see that the Sireno is a high-pitched siren too.

Yep, model 17 D, demountable, worth even more! :thumbsup:

Are they really? Well that's good to know! I purchased one last month but have no idea what year it's from. (Serial: 2P48F5)

 

[stansdds]

That's a not a bad price for all those items you have there! I see that the Sireno is a high-pitched siren too.




Are they really? Well that's good to know! I purchased one last month but have no idea what year it's from. (Serial: 2P48F5)

2P48F5 = 12VDC, model 17-D, 1965. I would expect this one to have the small diameter Beacon Ray dome.

 

[crescentstar69]

Now Mark we talked about this, remember ? You weren't going to spend anymore money. :nono: tell you what, I'll just come pick up those lights and we'll pretend none of this ever happened ok ? Move along people ! Nothing to see here. Just a little misunderstanding, everything's under control. :dielaugh:

Yeah, well you see how that went!

 

[lotsofbars]

I haven't gotten a haul like this in years. That was back when I traded a Heliobe for about $1000 worth of Aeros and Twins and other beacon goodies. Boy those were the days . . .


Also, if that clear 184/284 dome doesn't have any cracks, I'd be willing to buy it.

 

[Skip Goulet]

I just picked this stuff up today. The amber model 17 Beacon Ray was at a swap meet, and I paid $15.

The red model 173 Beacon Ray, Whelen Deputy, North American Signal beacon, Sireno siren, and loose Par 36 bulb were from a friend I have been meaning to see to get this stuff. I paid $125 for all of it.


The skirts on the Beacon Rays are pretty toasty, but the domes cleaned up well. They all work well, except for the Sireno, which I haven't fired up yet. As a bonus, I found out the Sireno was on a 1967 Dodge A van that was used as a light rescue for my former rescue squad, and the red BR was on a grass truck my former FD had, although before my time.

When you get around to playing with the Sireno siren....hold your ears. That's their version of Federal's 28H, the high-pich model. If it works well, it will really scream.