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Advertisement - L.01.1979
Advertising Display with image of Ahrens-Fox on front; wooden frame; metal box in back to hold light bulbs, etc. Extra light bulb with gilt stripes of paint radiating down (used in light box so that when rotater moved, it seemed as though something was on fire
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Advertisement - T1434
A copy of an advertisement for Maxwell House Coffee showing firemen working in the fire house after going to a fire. One of them is offering a cup of coffee to the others.
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Alarm - 1973.07
Vanguard Thermosonic Heat Detector Alarm; model V5-40 ft. *** NOT FOUND --- 04/2019 ***
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Alarm - 2015.19
Round red fire alarm with "Local Fire Alarm/Break Glass/Pull Lever" around perimeter and small disk on right box "441"; meant to be hung directly on wall; #9688 on bottom; repainted The maker is Holtzer-Cabot, the model is a "Coded Pull Station. Holtzer invented the first shunt-type fire alarm system, where a local alarm pulled in a building would also trigger the nearest municipal street fire alarm box. Most Holtzer alarm systems were install...
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Alarm - 2017.12
This is a "man down" PASS alarm which activates an audible alert if there is no movement from the fireman in thirty seconds. It is from the NYFD L122 on 530 11th St., Brooklyn, NY. It was probably used in the 9/11 attack.
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Alarm, Fire - 1986.01
An 18 inch gong and indicator used until 1975 in an AMTRAK Railroad Station.
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Alarm, Fire - 1996.26
A round "Strand" fire alarm with attached hammer In a box, size 10X 15 X 7
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Alarm, Fire - 2005.01
ADT "aero" annunciator, c. 1920-60; found no 14-box series that matched this location; removed from north side of building at 300 E. Saratoga Street (no company name found), S.W. corner of Holliday and Saratoga Streets est. 1930-50 (buildings stopped using annunciators like this before WWII) 14 X 10 X 4"
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Alarm, Fire - 2010.06
Black painted fire alarm panel; missing backing; "Break Glass/In Case of Fire"; "1942/Victory"; tag on inside: "M.D. Victory Mfg. Co./Baltimore, MD/ 1 Amp/125 V. AC/Cat. #349/Patent No. 13447/12/1/1942"; Hammer to break glass (missing) "Hit Here"
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Alarm, Fire - 2012.23
Standard Fire Alarm and Signal, Inc. Reddi-Eye Model #EM62 fire detector; temperature rating-136 degrees F; shield-shaped label on end: SFA/For Loal Areas Only, U.S. & Foreign Pats. UL Rated For Local Areas Only US & Foreign Parts/Standard Fire Alarm & Signal, Inc., Jenkinton, PA"; round label on side: 136 degrees F; red and white label below light: If color in sight eye appears-return"
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Alarm, Fire - 2013.17.01
Red fire alarm box; "Lift Guard and Pull Handle" on brass front handle; "F.D.N.Y. in white below; key lock to left
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Alarm, Fire - 2013.17.02
Red fire alarm box with curved top; stamped "The Garl Fire Alarm/212/The Garl Signal Co., Akron, Ohio"
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Alarm, Fire - 2013.17.03
Fire Alarm Box #3343, SAFA (Superior American Fire Alarm & Signal Co.); "SAFA/Fire Alarm/Raise Cover Pull Lever"
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Alarm, Fire - 2013.17.04
Red fire alarm box with pedimented top #51; "Sterling Siren Fire Alarm System/Rochester, NY"
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Album, Photograph - 2008.05
Red/brown leatherette photograph album with gilt lettering and decoration; tied on left margin with red braided string; 35 black paper pages with black-and-white photo pages
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Album, Photograph - 2019.03.01
Vol 1 - A-C Album of photgraphs of fire apparatus and fire houses sorted alphabetically, mounted with phot corners on crumbling album paper. Photos to be catalogued and preserved in acid free container (albums)
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