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My New W.S. Darley Champion Siren
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:41 pm
by tony991
I just got a 1920s W.S. Darley Champion siren from an old firehouse in Clintondale NY. It even came with a newspaper article with a photo of the siren mounted in the cupola in 1926!
Re: My New W.S. Darley Champion Siren
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:55 pm
by Siren_Dude
Congrats! What a cool siren to own! Does it work?
Re: My New W.S. Darley Champion Siren
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:15 am
by tony991
It spins freely, it needs to be rewired so it's untested.
Re: My New W.S. Darley Champion Siren
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:07 am
by Chicagosiren-hunters
Looks great, man!
Re: My New W.S. Darley Champion Siren
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:21 am
by Daniel
How many ports?
Re: My New W.S. Darley Champion Siren
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:38 am
by justie1220
for being in a cupola that thing sure has seen its fair share of wear and tear
Re: My New W.S. Darley Champion Siren
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:12 pm
by Batman
Wow, nice! I don't know if anyone else owns one of these yet. I didn't know they were only 1.5HP. I'd guess it'd be on about the same level as the Little Giant. Can you make out the "Type" on the ID plate? To me it looks like 4 A 3/4 U. Not sure what that means.
You got this from Clintondale, NY? As in, the same Clintondale that's on my Ulster County map (the link is in my signature)? That's very interesting, because I had no idea it existed. Was it just taken off the old firehouse, or had it been in storage for many years? I actually don't know if the old firehouse is still standing. The new one has a Model 5.
Re: My New W.S. Darley Champion Siren
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:42 pm
by tony991
Batman wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:12 pm
Wow, nice! I don't know if anyone else owns one of these yet. I didn't know they were only 1.5HP. I'd guess it'd be on about the same level as the Little Giant. Can you make out the "Type" on the ID plate? To me it looks like 4 A 3/4 U. Not sure what that means.
You got this from Clintondale, NY? As in, the same Clintondale that's on my Ulster County map (the link is in my signature)? That's very interesting, because I had no idea it existed. Was it just taken off the old firehouse, or had it been in storage for many years? I actually don't know if the old firehouse is still standing. The new one has a Model 5.
I can't really make out the ID plate too well either. I'm not exactly sure when it was taken out of the cupola - Probably when the old firehouse was taken down. Yep, Same Clintondale NY. They person I bought it from lived just down the road from the firehouse. He had it for a few years and the guy before him had it for a couple of years. He said if he finds the broken piece of the bell he'll send it to me. I saw that model 5 when I was there. I told him if that one comes down to give me a call!! lol
Re: My New W.S. Darley Champion Siren
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 12:08 am
by Railfan99
Awesome! I hope you get her running again!