It makes me think of old Ritter Arena at RIT - they had some kind of siren in there too, an actual siren and not something played over the speakers! Gosh, I wish I asked about the thing while I was working in campus FMS >_<

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Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:04 am

M48? Huh that's interesting. Does the ID plate name it as an M48?

Probably. Caledonia FD in NY used to have a Sterling that had a model number of "M45" on its tag. Based on what @SunshineStateSirens said, that means it's a Sterling Model M siren built in 1945.

I'm pretty sure the Model 2 is the oldest siren design still in production.

I believe my Model 5 was built sometime in the early 1950s when Federal Signal was still called Federal Enterprise.

...The paint used on those sirens is probably "barn paint" at least that is what I have heard it referred to by the farmers and ranchers that swear by it. From what I have been made to understand, barn paint (not its real name) has some sort of metal? as part of the paint mix that makes i...

Nice siren! I look forward to seeing its restoration completed

I can't speak for the Chrysler Air Raid Sirens, but can on Mobil Directos Mobil Directos could be ordered with various degrees of automation. Now by automation we mean totally electro-mechanical means. Mine was not equipped with any sort of of remote start capabilities. It was roof mounted, so I im...

When I picked up my Model 5, it was me and three other guys lifting it into the back of a pick-up truck. We used load straps to secure it. For reference, the Model 5 weighs about 300 lbs. I had no idea a Sterling M-5 was that heavy! Depending on how much time and money you have for prep, there are h...

Here's a pretty low ASC T-128 in Neopit, WI. It replaced an EOWS 115 a while ago. https://www.google.com/maps/@44.9805371,-88.8288741,3a,73.1y,333.46h,96.55t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shDJzbCwhscIa5rQN2Dkokw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 Nice find! I don't think I've seen a building-mounted T-128 before, legs and al...

I just found out that the multi signal Mobil directo did yelp by using a solenoid operated rotor brake. It would be very cool if jerrylovessirens could build a brake solenoid assembly to make his siren into a BN52-MS-3 instead of just a normal BN52 Are there any pictures of this setup anywhere? Tha...

I wonder if someone bought that siren

Gosh I'd really love to have one of these units. When I'm a millionaire someday maybe I can special-order one from Yamaha or something.