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Sargent Sowell
I bid $51at auction, closes Tue 6PM, hope it's worth it. Has all reflectors.
Keywords: Traffic_Lights

Sargent Sowell

I bid $51at auction, closes Tue 6PM, hope it's worth it. Has all reflectors.

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Filename:CAM00787.jpg
Album name:rlshieldjr / Traffic Signals
Keywords:Traffic_Lights
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Date added:May 26, 2013
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streetlight98   [May 27, 2013 at 01:45 AM]
hmm interesting that the signal has all of its amber visors removed...
basilicon89   [May 27, 2013 at 01:53 AM]
It will probably be over 300 if it sells. I can tell you one thing. It is upside down
joe_347V   [May 27, 2013 at 02:48 AM]
It seems they flipped it on purpose for some reason. I'm not sure why they only took off the amber visors too.
basilicon89   [May 27, 2013 at 02:54 AM]
Im thinking it was installed upside down. The top has a standard hole for mounting. This one mustve been on a post. The top of this one (bottom) houses the internal mechanical controller. If it has one...
streetlight98   [May 27, 2013 at 02:56 AM]
makes sense because the bottom (now the top) has worn paint so it must've originally been like this.
joe_347V   [May 27, 2013 at 03:36 AM]
Make sense to me too, the top is pretty worn for something that was supposed to be the facing down. I wonder if they made a post top version with a pointed controller housing.
streetlight98   [May 27, 2013 at 04:27 PM]
Looks like there's a provision for a decorative cap...
basilicon89   [May 27, 2013 at 06:15 PM]
Where?
streetlight98   [May 27, 2013 at 11:48 PM]
on the top of this signal there's that square with a screw on two of the sides. Looks like some sort of cap and screw on like those screw-on couploa covers that coach style post tops have that go over the photocells.
basilicon89   [May 27, 2013 at 11:55 PM]
Remember this top is actually the bottom if the signal was properly assembled. The two screws are there to open the case housing the internal control mechanism
streetlight98   [May 28, 2013 at 01:24 AM]
Ahh i was thinking a pointed cover could have been held by the screws so water wouldn't sit in that indented square if it were to be installed upside down to use used as a post top signal
basilicon89   [May 28, 2013 at 01:27 AM]
These werent designed to be used upside down. Im assuming this was a city mod. They have a flat plain top and either a standard controller case in the bottom or an optional flat bottom similar to the TSI and Singer four ways
rlshieldjr   [May 28, 2013 at 01:32 AM]
I went back there today, and I am still the highest bidder, but that could change tomorrow if someone else bids just $1 more than me. I took some more pix and will post wether I get this or not. I tried to open, the plate, but the screw slots are smashed and was too tight, plus they dont want people disassmbling stuff there. There is like a chamber that could hold a timer/controller under the plate, has a hole but no wires inside. It is turned over and the 1.5" hole has been fitted to a top mount hub. There is also what I assume is a 8-8-8 Crouse-Hindes, it is old and has cloth covered wires, no lenses, but all 3 sockets and reflectors are there. Pix to come of that one, highest bid of the CH is $15 as of now.
joe_347V   [May 28, 2013 at 01:56 AM]
I wonder if the old Crouse Hinds is a old Type M or Type D/DT. The M sorta looks like a breadbox and the D/DT has fins on the top and bottom. Lenses show up a lot on eBay.

I guess a electronic controller should fit in place of the old mechanical controller in the base.
streetlight98   [May 28, 2013 at 02:00 AM]
hope it's yours rick! if you win it, it'll be quite the bargain!
basilicon89   [May 28, 2013 at 02:17 AM]
Yes good luck to you! If you get it under 300 your getting it for a steal! Looks to be in great shape and easy to restore
rlshieldjr   [Jun 04, 2013 at 04:52 AM]
Well I didnt get it Sad , my top bid was $251.51. It sold for $308. It was a silent auction, you put your bid on a little paper with ID# and as time goes on they post the highest bid on a video screen. At 15min before closing, the bidding is not shown until the final results after closing. Oh well maybe next one will be a better and cheaper light. Perhaps with such a high bid means it may go to a serious collector, rather than something sitting in a garden getting rusty/corroded. I left my name inside to offer lenses, and see if he has any goodies for swap.
Silverliner14B   [Jun 04, 2013 at 05:46 AM]
i was there with rlshieldjr when the auction closed. that old TS has a mix of ge 69w and westinghouse 165w 1950 lumen traffic bulbs, mid 70s.
basilicon89   [Jun 04, 2013 at 12:13 PM]
This one went for about what I thought it would. Hard to get any old four way for under $300. Deals are out there and I'm sure more will come up in the future. These in person auctions are usually better at getting the deals, less people looking at what's being sold. Looks like all it needed was a clean up and maybe a coat or two of paint, some visors and proper lenses
joe_347V   [Jun 05, 2013 at 05:31 AM]
Too bad you didn't get it. I usually find signals to be cheaper buying them in person instead of through eBay. I did score one signal on eBay though for cheap but it was listed on eBay Canada only so only people who searched the .ca site saw it.

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