Ok, so not really a light pole. It's an old...ooooolllllddddd....gamewell pole. There were used way back in the day for reporting fires. The pole had a little house looking box on the side with a pull station (lever) that activated the fire alarm. The system would send a signal to the fire station and it would "tick" out a series of holes in a reel to reel type paper roll. It would also illuminate the light globe at the top of the pole. The firemen at the station would take the ticked out hole punched sheet and compare the code on it to a card in what was essentially a card catalog. They would then report the fire alarm and dispatch the resources that were listed on the card from the catalog.
These are in my town and from my fire department. We're moving them to a new station that has just been completed. Merely decorations, we still would prefer they not fall on someone. This old repair quit while the sand blaster was doing his thing.
Going to be a tough one boys....
These are in my town and from my fire department. We're moving them to a new station that has just been completed. Merely decorations, we still would prefer they not fall on someone. This old repair quit while the sand blaster was doing his thing.
Going to be a tough one boys....
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