Siren
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Electric/6V
- DATE
- 1925–1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0173.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Sterling Siren Fire Alarm Co. Inc.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 5634
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Nickel or chrome-plated brass.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Fire Fighting
- Category
- Accessory equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Sterling
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Type of equipment used on fire trucks in Canadian fire departments. LaFrance seemed to have had a special agreement with Sterling for warning apparatus on their trucks. LaFrance had established a subsidiary firm in Toronto in 1915. - Function
-
Produce a loud sound to warn of emergency vehicle passing by. - Technical
-
This technology replaced bells and hand-cranked sirens as warning signals for traffic clearance during emergency. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "STERLING/ SIREN/ 6 VOLTS/ 5634/ MFD. BY/ THE STERLING SIREN FIRE ALARM CO. INC./ ROCHESTER, N.Y."
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Sterling Siren Fire Alarm Co. Inc., Siren, circa 1925–1949, Artifact no. 1968.0173, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1968.0173.002/
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