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| Photos of my collection |
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| This is what I like to call my "taxpayer special." It's a 12-inch Eagle Durasig that I got off of eBay. From what I read in the description, the visors broke and the signal was tossed into the scrap heap instead of being used. What a waste of taxpayers' money (luckily I didn't get this from Ohio!). On the other hand, it's the cheapest brand new signal I will ever be able to find. I purchased the visors from an Eagle dealer in Columbus, Ohio. This light is powered by a Lights-To-Go P3 controller. |
| photo taken 02/02 |
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| This signal is an Eagle Durasig 12-8-8. It's one of the older style where the visors have tabs that go into slots on the door. Newer Eagles (such as my taxpayer special) have visors that are mounted to the face of the doors with screws. |
| photo taken 02/02 |
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| To the left is my first traffic light, an 8-inch poly Safetran signal. The base is made out of various car parts. This signal is powered by a controller from ITL Enterprises, a company that no longer deals in traffic signals and parts (it's now a web design company). |
| photo taken 10/01 |
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| The three photos above are of my McCain Traffic Supply poly pedestrian signal. Also an eBay find, it was stated that this signal has never been used. Another interesting tidbit is that "City of Los Angeles" is molded onto the casing back. It's powered by a Lights-To-Go P2 controller. |
| photos taken 10/01 |
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| The signal pictured here is a 12-inch Eagle Mark IV aluminum signal with plastic lenses. "Eagle" is molded onto the top of the signal sections and the back has no markings. The red section is an LED module made by McCain Traffic Supply. This module is unique in the fact that it appears to have a standard red lens covering the LEDs instead of a clear plastic lens. To the right of the light is a pedestrian pushbutton station made by TEECO. |
| photo taken 10/01 |
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| I love this one. It's a scale replica (1:6) of a Buckeye Crossbuck that stands about 18" tall. It's made of metal (except the post and base) and fully reflective. I paid quite a bit for it, but I think it was well worth it. And probably the closest I'll ever get to a real Buckeye Crossbuck. |
| photo taken 02/02 |
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| This is probably one of my most favorite pieces--a 12-inch poly Kentron doghouse. I would cry if anything happened to this because the parts for this were hard to get. It came without visors and the green arrow's door needed replaced. The visors are the old Eagle style with the tabs, which I ended up cutting off and then drilling holes in the visors to mount them. The green arrow's door was from a 2-section poly T/Con (same molds, different name) that I found on eBay and ended up parting out. This signal is powered by a G5 controller from Lights-To-Go. |
| photo taken 02/02 |
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| Another one of my favorites--a poly T/Con 8-inch signal. These signals are identical to Kentrons, which hung in my hometown of Orrville, Ohio (Smuckertown). Even though Orrville's lights had cutaway visors and this one has tunnels, I still wanted it. This signal is controlled by a Lights-To-Go P3. |
| photo taken 02/02 |
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| Pictured in front of some of my sign collection is an aluminum 8-inch signal with plastic lenses. The red and yellow secions are Crouse-Hinds and the green section is made by LFE. This was obtained through a now-closed mall store. I never really planned on buying this to begin with, but it had been there for a couple months, and I happened to have the money for it, so I now own it. |
| photo taken 02/02 |
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| At left is an 8-inch aluminum Econolite with glass lenses. This is the first traffic signal I bought and the second addition to my collection. It's powered by a Lights-To-Go P3 sequencer. This also came from the same store I got my Crouse-Hinds/LFE signal (though not at the same time. I've found that the best way to hang signals is from a bicycle hook driven into the ceiling rafters. The ones I use are rated for 60 lbs., but I'm still leery about hanging an aluminum 12-incher that way. |
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| At left is my first yellow signal (number 3 for me, I think), an 8-inch Eagle Alusig (aluminum signal) with glass lenses. The visors are a little bent out of shape, but I'm not gonna do anything about it. Still, I really like this signal. |
| photo taken 02/02 |
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| So many favorites... At right is a pedestrian signal made by Associated Systems, Inc. out of Wickliffe, Ohio. This one ALSO came from the mall (Doo-Wah-Ditty; it sold vintage stuff but is no longer in business). Interesting story with this one. It was hanging up on a shelf, and I asked the person behind the counter how much it was. He told me something like $49. I took it down (to buy it, of course) and noticed the $89 price sticker on it. Of course I didn't say anything because I was getting a great deal, and I'm not sure the salesperson even saw it. |
| photo taken 02/02 |