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how old are most federal signal model 5/7s?
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:00 pm
by duckwaddledup
just curious how old most of the model 5/7s are
Re: how old are most federal signal model 5/7s?
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:52 pm
by Kasey
It depends. They were made for quite a while, so the ages can vary.
Re: how old are most federal signal model 5/7s?
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 12:49 am
by PelicanStateSirens
duckwaddledup wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:00 pm
just curious how old most of the model 5/7s are
Most likely made in the 50's.
Re: how old are most federal signal model 5/7s?
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:59 am
by Tyler
The Model 3, 5 and 7 date back pretty far. I'm not certain on a more precise date, but they definitely reach back to the 1940s, heck maybe even further into the late 30s. The Model 2 is even older.
Re: how old are most federal signal model 5/7s?
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:18 am
by ArxCyberwolf
IIRC Model X sirens date back to at least 1929, with the Model 2 being even older than that.
Re: how old are most federal signal model 5/7s?
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:16 am
by duckwaddledup
dang they are OLD
Re: how old are most federal signal model 5/7s?
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:16 am
by duckwaddledup
i know of a WW2 era model 5 in Spartanburg SC and a model 2 in NC i forgot ware
Re: how old are most federal signal model 5/7s?
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:32 am
by OnlineRecords0
Tyler wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:59 am
The Model 3, 5 and 7 date back pretty far. I'm not certain on a more precise date, but they definitely reach back to the 1940s, heck maybe even further into the late 30s. The Model 2 is even older.
iirc Model 2s were produced before 1920s. And are still in production. (Not the 2T.)
Re: how old are most federal signal model 5/7s?
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 1:49 am
by HDN
I'm pretty sure the Model 2 is the oldest siren design still in production.
I believe my Model 5 was built sometime in the early 1950s when Federal Signal was still called Federal Enterprise.