Gent siren

[Alexhoney0212]

Hi all

I have come across this GENT siren in my grandads shed. All I know is it’s from WW2. Anyone have any knowledge on this or an idea of what it might be worth


Alex

[Snowpix]

I believe that's a Gents Tangent Syren Type 1469, given that it's a 1/2HP siren with a 12-port rotor/stator, which exactly matches the 1469's specifications. I haven't seen or heard of any other units existing, which means you've got what is likely a very rare siren. Good find!

[Eclipse DDS]

Oh wow! That's a really cool find! As with Snowpix, I had no idea that there were any of these left! Nice find!
You should research the siren on Snowpix's Civil Defence Sirens Wiki, there is a link to it in his signature
Honestly, not sure what it might be worth though. Does the motor still run?

[Alexhoney0212]

Oh wow! That's a really cool find! As with Snowpix, I had no idea that there were any of these left! Nice find!
You should research the siren on Snowpix's Civil Defence Sirens Wiki, there is a link to it in his signature
Honestly, not sure what it might be worth though. Does the motor still run?

Thanks, the motor is not seized but I have never powered it up

[Eclipse DDS]

Oh wow! That's a really cool find! As with Snowpix, I had no idea that there were any of these left! Nice find!
You should research the siren on Snowpix's Civil Defence Sirens Wiki, there is a link to it in his signature
Honestly, not sure what it might be worth though. Does the motor still run?

Thanks, the motor is not seized but I have never powered it up

Ah, well if you ever do power it up be sure to share it on here

[al66class59]

This is a similar siren I believe, but I am not clued up on the specific model names for the older Gents sirens so can't be exactly sure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S6PXvWq73I

These things are single-phase 220v, so could theoretically be run off a UK mains plug!

[allertorsilikecool1]

Wow that's a very nice GENTS siren you got there! Congrats on getting this rare unit.

[Snowpix]

This is a similar siren I believe, but I am not clued up on the specific model names for the older Gents sirens so can't be exactly sure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S6PXvWq73I

These things are single-phase 220v, so could theoretically be run off a UK mains plug!

Appears to be another Type 1469! Not sure why it's marked as "Type IND" but I guess that's another designation for it. They theoretically can be ran off of a mains plug (if you have access to 220V), just be careful with the starting amps as it may blow a breaker.

[al66class59]

Appears to be another Type 1469! Not sure why it's marked as "Type IND" but I guess that's another designation for it. They theoretically can be ran off of a mains plug (if you have access to 220V), just be careful with the starting amps as it may blow a breaker.

The plates usually show voltage allowances of between 200-250V, so anything in that general range would run it; after all, mains voltage is rarely completely consistent.

They don't show current, so you'd need to be sure it wouldn't overload the fuses as you suggest.

I find it interesting that the one in the video has a manual flip shutter over the air intake - Gent did make motorised shutters!