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Very interesting old siren, bet you havent seen this one!

Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:37 pm

Normally, I wouldn't post a video in the main forum, but I ran a search and didnt see any thing related to this video, and feel it is a rather important find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axx8wLgnKd0

Click below to see restoration!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W-_pc3ncNE

Click below and watch video to see the restored siren and hear it sound!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnVO4WY4nUM

Looks similar to a general electric siren. anybody have any pics of the other siren on the Ferry building?
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Re: Very interesting old siren, bet you havent seen this one

Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:10 pm

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Re: Very interesting old siren, bet you havent seen this one

Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:52 am

Wow! Glad you posted this. As Siren_Dude has pointed out, this siren has been discussed before. I'm very glad to see one of these sirens has been restored.

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Re: Very interesting old siren, bet you havent seen this one

Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:53 am

That's a interesting siren for sure. It almost looks and sounds like a mix between a single tone ACA and an SD-10.
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Tue Jun 24, 2014 5:17 am

There is another one like this on display at a fire station somewhere in Marin County, possibly Larkspur.
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Re: Very interesting old siren, bet you havent seen this one

Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:18 pm

Daniel, I believe you are talking about a General Electric siren, in which the chopper is in the lower horn itself. I haven't been able to find that picture in years and years.
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Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:12 pm

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Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:31 am

Great story, thanks for posting.

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