The Siren Board

Posted: **Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:47 am**

After 22 yes 22 Years of working on getting a old Milwaukee Model 2 I finally got one today. And as I thought the Model 2's in Milwaukee Were Single tone. Siren was on a pole slated to be replaced with a new one around S-6th and Waterford. The siren is in rough shape as a family of Mice were living in the bottom of it. and the bearings are sized up on it. It last sounded in 1986 25 years ago. I plan to have it running in 3 weeks unless something major is wrong if so than a little latter.

Siren on Pole 11-1-11

Siren in Back of Jeep 11-2-11

Siren taken Apart.

Posted: **Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:33 am**

sweet congrats! Good luck with it

Posted: **Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:55 am**

Congrats! Can't wait to hear it!

Hopefully one day I will get my own siren too.

Posted: **Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:20 pm**

Are you saying a P-50 replaced this siren

Posted: **Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:42 pm**

Congrats! When was that installed, early to mid 50's?

Posted: **Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:34 pm**

FSThunderboltfan1000 wrote:Are you saying a P-50 replaced this siren

Yes 1 P-50 replaced about 6 or more of the model 2's

Posted: **Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:57 pm**

Cool acquisition.

Were all of the old Milwaukee Model 2s mounted on or straddled between utility/telephone poles like this one ? Every one I've seen has been. Not mounted very high either.

Posted: **Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:04 pm**

How many are left?

Posted: **Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:35 am**

JasonC wrote:How many are left?

I know of 6 left on poles

Howell & Uncas on it's own pole
21st & Layton 3 feet below primary electric lines high up
17th and Howard 3 feet below primary Electric lines high up
Grange & I-94 over pass on it own pole
Brady & Warren ave. Siren is right next to transformer
Oakland & Hartford in Alley next to Secondary lines.

Recently removed Model 2
6th and Layton in Alley I don't know why pole was NOT replaced
13th street 5 block north of college ave Pole replaced
6th and Waterford (Mine) pole being replaced
7th 1 block south of Grange pole replaced

Unknown if still up

Extreme Northwest Milwaukee Brown deer road and county line on west end
Old fire station on Capital and 25th not owned by city building privately owned

Posted: **Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:36 am**

BadgerSiren wrote:Cool acquisition.

Were all of the old Milwaukee Model 2s mounted on or straddled between utility/telephone poles like this one ? Every one I've seen has been. Not mounted very high either.

Most of them were on Electric poles Some were on top of Fire stations

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Finally After 22-YEARS!! UPDATED Picture

Finally After 22-YEARS!! UPDATED Picture