Fire alarm signal system
Maker
Gamewell Co.
Maker
Brach Mfg. Co.
Date1940
Mediummetal, glass, wood, porcelain
Dimensions(A) 29 x 38 x 12 inches. (B) 17 x 12 /2 x 16 1/2 inches. (T) 9 1/4 in. long. (W) 1 5/8 in. long. (X) 1 5/8 in. long. (Y) 1 1/4 in. long.
ClassificationsRegulative and Protective Tools and Equipment
Catalog number77.59
DescriptionGamewell Diaphone Unit Alarm system consisting of (A) 2-door sound cabinet, (B) control box, (C) "Townbull" air horn. Also (D-K) Lightning arrestors and orange boxes from Brach Mfg. Co., neon-argon cartridge, 200/400 voltage range. (L-M) "Reliable" porcelain 3 amp fuses. (N-R) Brass ends, blue and white label, 2-2 amp, 3-3 amp fuses. (S) Hydrometer used for battery testing. (T) Black Z-shaped hard rubber tubing. (U) Tool with unpainted wood handle, flat metal lever spring-controlled that opens and closes metal end. (V) Black plastic pin holds wire-thin metal strips in one end, and tool that used them on the other end. (W) Tube-type light bulb with black plastic end. (X) Tube-type light bulb with red plastic end. (Y) Glass fuse 315, Jau, 250-v. (Z) Metal part, red and black, V2, 35J.Status
Not on view
c. 1930
