traintraveler wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 02, 2023 3:05 am

Staring down the chopper of an Archer.
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What in the world is an “Archer” siren? Do you have any more pictures of the whole siren?

UPDATE 2/21/23 - A Miracle - There's a new chapter to this tale, so hold on tight! To start, a slice of life outside of sirens: I recently started my new career path: a manufacturing engineer for a small construction equipment firm based in northeastern Iowa. The work has been tough, but now that I...

Unfortunately there’s no way to really tell when this siren was made, as in the late 70s/early 80s Federal stopped putting date codes on small industrial sirens like this. That being said, it looks like you have something incredibly uncommon: a Model D at the end of production, essentially just a Mo...

Since this was bumped I have a small update: To abbreviate the tale, Forman's Decot Engineering Works siren is no longer standing. Someone recorded it over the past summer, and it was running very rough, so it was taken out of service. Fear not! I have been in talks with several people, and the sire...

Hello all, I'm not nearly as active as I used to be here. Life has gotten very hectic and busy, especially as I recently started my new career. That being said, I have something interesting that I've been keeping tabs on. It started as a mystery and recently became a disappointment. Strap yourselves...

About the only thing I remember was someone using a Screamer S-10 as a side table. The shrouds were removed, and a glass table top was secured to the shroud studs.

This horrible Sentry that I filmed last year; it barely create at 1/2 speed near the end:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Kc6Lr_JPw

While the top looks like a Darley, I have to go with it being a vent. It looks like it's mounted atop a chimney.

What types of sirens are they? Keep in mind that anything bigger than a Federal Model 2 isn't exactly easy to move around; they can be quite heavy! Prices should also be offered based on the siren and its condition. Best of luck!

That's a Fedelcode Type 3, at least that's what I call them. IIRC the 3HP Fedelcodes were shorter than the 5 and 7HP sirens.