The Siren Board

That's an Eric. The single tone Decot was a 15 port 1 1/2 horsepower siren and used a smaller version of the Decot "laundry basket" shroud.

Having seen examples of both sirens in person the similarity is quite astonishing.

I am not so sure about that one.. I (like Eric) was under the impression that this was a Decot Red Arrow siren. This is one of the few sirens I have been looking far and wide for, there used to be one of these at the Chemical Fire Company in Lebanon, Pa. I can remember that siren (although I never heard it) for it's strange look and have looked for another ever since. There is also one of these in Wernersville, Pa... Berks County does not, to my knowledge, test thier sirens at all or I would have made the trip out there to record it. Good looking siren!!

I got a recording of this siren, there noon whistle, nice low tone

JasonC wrote:

woodyrr wrote:This is the second one of these that I have seen in Dallas. It doesn't match any siren I have ever seen. If it is a siren, can someone tell me about it. If not, what do you suppose it is?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39213183@N02/3605591458/

and a Google street view:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... ,,0,-11.32

I apologize for the inelegant links, but I'm not ashamed to say that there is too much technology to keep up with.

Very interesting, but I don't think that's a siren. It looks to be some sort of camouflaged communications antenna (possibly for traffic cams or traffic light syncing).

I have seen a couple of these around the ritzier parts of Dallas. They are just cell sites but they look like some kind of RSH-10 from the 1890's or something.

Here is my Mystery siren, not sure what it is, but i think its some sort of of a siren.



What do you think it is?

Siren_Dude wrote:Here is my Mystery siren, not sure what it is, but i think its some sort of of a siren.

http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv12 ... ure010.jpg

What do you think it is?

That looks to be either some kind of rotational Allertronic, or just one custom ordered with one-directional horns. (Like the DSA)

Went on vacation to Warroad, MN this weekend where they have this old looking siren that is in GREAT shape. They sound it for a noon, 6, and 10 pm blast everyday! I was in heaven! It sounded very healthy and was single tone and high pitched, but not as high pitched as a 2001. Any idea what it is?



Then I went to Gonvick, MN to a cabin and found this interesting siren. It was pretty tiny and I have no idea what it is. It was in the campgrounds by a bunch of trailers.

ACAP10 wrote:Went on vacation to Warroad, MN this weekend where they have this old looking siren that is in GREAT shape. They sound it for a noon, 6, and 10 pm blast everyday! I was in heaven! It sounded very healthy and was single tone and high pitched, but not as high pitched as a 2001. Any idea what it is?

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Then I went to Gonvick, MN to a cabin and found this interesting siren. It was pretty tiny and I have no idea what it is. It was in the campgrounds by a bunch of trailers.

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Those last 2 pictures are either a Darley model 5 or 7.

Moderator edit: Please do not quote pictures

The first siren is an Eric, very old and very rare.

The second picture is a Darley Model 2/2T, Ian has one of those