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OBJECT TYPE: electric/bus/signal/12 V
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0682.006

MANUFACTURER: Signal-Stat Corp.
MODEL: SIGSTAT
LOCATION: Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal casing and screws with a synthetic lens.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 15.7 cm
Width: 13.6 cm
Height: 6.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Public transportation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SIGNAL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Brooklyn

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1947-73
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: THIS BUS DESIGN REPRESENTS THE FIRST TRULY MODERN HIGHWAY BUS. SAID TO HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE DC-2 AIRLINER, THE EXTERIOR APPEARANCE OF THE HIGHWAY CRUISER BREAKS AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL BOXY SHAPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Moulded in the synthetic lens: "TOP/ SAE-STAI/ SIGSTAT/ PAT. PENDING/ SIGNAL-STAT CORP. B'LYN, N.Y. U.S.A."/ In recessed letters on the flange of the light casing: "SIGNAL-STAT/ PAT. 6 PEND./ NEW YORK-TORONTO"/ On the sticker on the proper back: "12 VOLT"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Black light casing with a transparent red lens and a wire with a brown covering. On the back is a yellow sticker with red markings. The light is in a brown, yellow and black box.
Decoration: N/A

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Signal-Stat Corp., Light unit, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1979.0682, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0682.006/

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