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Vintage Federal 500 DHTT Photos from Charlotte, NC

Mon Feb 03, 2020 11:36 pm

Here are some pictures of the DHTTs
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Seversville School unit in 1976
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Brand new units after shipment in 1956
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Fire station 6 unit being repaired in 1988
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Cordelia pool unit shortly after installation 1956
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Holy smokes!!! WHERE did you find those?! Those are amazing finds.

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Re: Vintage Federal 500 DHTT Photos from Charlotte, NC

Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:04 am

These are newspaper clippings from The Charlotte Observer

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Re: Vintage Federal 500 DHTT Photos from Charlotte, NC

Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:37 pm

Never seen a 500-DHTT brand new before.
I still post here, but not as much as I used to. :roll:
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Re: Vintage Federal 500 DHTT Photos from Charlotte, NC

Tue Feb 04, 2020 7:46 pm

I figured I would post these bids from 1955 to 1956
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3 of these are the ones in the images above. November 1955
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This would be the one on top of the Johnston building that was removed a couple years ago. October 1956, note the name checking.
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Re: Vintage Federal 500 DHTT Photos from Charlotte, NC

Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:19 pm

When did they get removed?
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Re: Vintage Federal 500 DHTT Photos from Charlotte, NC

Tue Feb 04, 2020 10:44 pm

CD_Siren wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:19 pm
When did they get removed?
Early '90s

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Re: Vintage Federal 500 DHTT Photos from Charlotte, NC

Wed Feb 05, 2020 3:14 am

When did they stop testing them?
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Re: Vintage Federal 500 DHTT Photos from Charlotte, NC

Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:05 pm

Oh wow!

(I might be moving there soon too, I wonder if there are any remnants left)
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Re: Vintage Federal 500 DHTT Photos from Charlotte, NC

Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:53 pm

No remains as far as I know. :(
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