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mystery siren from 1943

Mon Sep 20, 2021 10:08 pm

I was hoping someone here might be able to provide some more information about the background/manufacture/use (home? industrial?) of this siren. Appears to have been manufactured in Chicago, in 1943, by the Federal Electric Co. Model # is 6197-A. If anyone can provide scans of (or a link to) the operating manual, that would be fantastic - hoping to get this running again.
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Re: mystery siren from 1943

Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:22 pm

That's a federal blast proof siren. I'm not sure of the exact model, but you can look at Federal's website (fedsig.com) for more details. Never seen a vertical one before.

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Re: mystery siren from 1943

Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:14 pm

Exactly, explosion proof air raid siren, mostly for inside use I think since of its size, I think it's the kind of sirens that they use in big factories
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So... Never heard a siren before :(

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Re: mystery siren from 1943

Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:32 pm

sheppardpat47 wrote:
Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:14 pm
Exactly, explosion proof air raid siren, mostly for inside use I think since of its size, I think it's the kind of sirens that they use in big factories
Federal developed them for factories like steel mills where there was a possibility of fire (hence explosion proof). Even the military used them for things like battleships for sirens to warn everyone that the cannons were about to fire.

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Re: mystery siren from 1943

Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:09 pm

I have something like this. They're explosion proof sirens, I think they were used on naval ships during WWII.
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Re: mystery siren from 1943

Mon Nov 29, 2021 11:14 pm

Correcting my last post, that's actually a 15 port Federal Signal IC-S2S4.

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Re: mystery siren from 1943

Mon Oct 16, 2023 1:39 am

I have a 1943 siren. Serial number 535. Model number 6197-a type is s-3 it is made by the federal electric company Chicago illinois. I was trying to find out more about it and how much it is worth. If anyone could help me out

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Re: mystery siren from 1943

Mon Oct 16, 2023 1:40 am

The siren is 110. You take off the butt plate and there is electrical hookups on the inside. I seen someone was asking about how to get theirs going

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Re: mystery siren from 1943

Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:23 pm

That's a Federal Signal S-3. I have one and it's an explosion-proof siren and mine is also a 1943 model. They run off 110/120 VAC and were commonly used on cargo ships. It is *very* high pitched for that heavy thing!
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