The Siren Board

For those not on my fb last night I picked up an M5. I was told it was in storage at a local fire house but no one could find it. I was given a lead on where it was by the old Assistant Chief so asked to look myself. I guess no one looked on the other side of the room. There behind the boiler stood the siren. I approached the board and it didn't seem like it was going to go in my favor. At one point I was told it wasn't for sale. Then they got back to me with a price. The now assistant chief did a lot of fighting for me and informed them it wasn't worth anything but scrap. Apparently there was a bit of an argument at the meeting that it was company history and they shouldn't sell it but nobody seen the point in letting it sit around. Sooooo $20 later I own a Sterling lol





One of the oil pipes broke off after we loaded it

$20 for a Sterling, nice!
That should make the restoration costs a little more manageable.
Is it just me, or does it seem like more people are getting sirens for some very good deals these days?

And now we have the Sterjinx.

Nice find and price! Any idea of when the FD bought it or when they decommissioned it?

Nice deal, looks like it needs work though. Was it replaced with something?

I was told it was from the 20's. It was replaced by a model 5 that was also removed and now sitting in a borough lot. I inquired about it a few years ago and they didn't want to sell it

Looks like an Howell Red Band motor. Those little boogers will run very easily off a 10 horsepower rotary converter.

What about my static?

No, don't use statics on anything.