Asking for a friend--he says these are from a military base circa 1978. I've done some hunting online & here, but I'm stumped. Any ideas?

we've had a pretty storm-free summer in the metro this summer, so I haven't heard sirens as much as I've been seeing them. Just discovered this old Thunderbolt in the Uptown neighborhood in Minneapolis--it's a couple blocks east of the Uptown Rainbow grocery store. http://i339.photobucket.com/albums...

lol!

Thanks for the awesome up-close pic of the Federal Signal STH-10.

I assumed the siren atop the fire station would be involved with fire station-type duties, but now I'm wondering if the siren would also be used for severe weather? any ideas/guesses?

what's this siren? it's atop the fire dept. in Galesville WI

that is awesome footage, w/ tight zoom and a stable tripod...you can really see the awesome rustiness

in the spirit of the thread's topic, here's a favorite Minneapolis siren: http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n462/tinyshoes_photos/dwntwnmpls1102008.jpg Located right on Washington Ave, there's a Federal 2000 directly across from some swank condos. What does that sound like blowing at your balcony? ...

wow! nice ink!

and I must agree that the tshirt your wife found is completely cool.

michael2572 wrote:WOW, that's a nice bunch 'a thunderbolts there.

AGREED--those are very cool photos!

wow folks--thanks for the help and info! here's a pic I snapped today of this white siren: http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n462/tinyshoes_photos/sirens/tbolt.jpg bigloudnoise, thanks for your side-by-side comparison of the two types of T-bolts...I thought a person would have to hear the siren in ...

There's a rusty white Thunderbolt in a residential Minneapolis neighborhood & I've never thought too much about it. However, now that I've joined this board & am beginning to learn more detailed info about sirens, I am wondering if the white paint on this siren makes it unusual. Also, how ca...