Fri Oct 27, 2017 2:28 pm
The Federal Thunderbolt 1000's that were installed in the mid-1950's throughout St. Louis County, Missouri (where I grew up) all had their blower boxes mounted vertically several feet up on the telephone poles that the sirens were mounted to. I've never seen any other T-Bolts with their blower boxes mounted this way. These T-Bolts were provided by St. Louis County Civil Defense.
There were several municipalities in St. Louis County that had T-Bolts installed in the 1950's and '60's but their blower boxes were mounted horizontally on a concrete slab on the ground next to the telephone poles that the sirens were mounted on. This goes for the T-Bolts that were scattered throughout neighboring St. Charles County as well.
Sorry, but I have no pictures to provide. I wish that I did, just for the memories.
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FedTB on Fri Oct 27, 2017 2:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.