hddennis Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Can anyone shed anymore light on my latest purchase? It is a N.O.S. directional signal set made by the Safeturn Signal Company of Los Angeles. I'm still waiting for them to arrive and seeking additional information. They appear to be vacumn as well as electric.Any ideas as to time produced, cost when new, adds or anything about it.Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rohn Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 the instructions will likely have a date on them, but it looks like late teens on upvery cool find, ebay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Thanks Jim, my guess was teens or 20's also. Yes it was an expensive eBay find but I've never seen another and doubt if one exists this nice. That vacumn feature pushed me over the edge, can't wait to benchtest them.Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepcak Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) Howard, congratulation to your purchase. They are late 20s aftermarket item. I bought similar nice set some 2 yrs ago for my 1928 Master Six Buick, unfortunately the car needs to be restored first. They mount above windscreen usually under sun visor. In action the tube with respective lamp shifts approx 8" (right / left) and the light goes on. Be careful on the disassembly on the lamps, they are nickel plated pot metal and in this age very vulnerable. Enjoy! Edited July 19, 2009 by pepcak (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Saxton Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 When you get them you will have a better idea of age because of material and manufacturing detail. They may be 20 years later than that.Incidentally, electrically operated flashing turning indicator lights had arrived certainly by beginning of the 1950's. Lancia Aurelia had a L-R toggle switch on the dashboard for the driver's right hand, and cancelled when the steering turned in the opposite direction, as has happened ever since. This still works well on my 1953 B22 Aurelia, though the plastic lever was broken, and I had to make one out of aluminium to replace it. In the same time period when everyone was uded to giving hand signals, English cars had funny little illuminated arms that hinged out and up from the central door pillar, which may have escaped notice in the London fogs which I understand still happened then. Ivan Saxton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest L.C.22 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Those were on ebay a few years ago as a 'Truck set' It think there were Karosene turn signals too but you had to carry lottsa matchesI've one signal the has an arrow that flips r to l with the switch and waves when you touch the brakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 There was an original Dodge Brothers bread truck with those vacuum signals on it last week at the meet in Keizer, Oregon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 John, thanks for posting that. It's great to actually see how they look mounted. Did you see them function?Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Yes, I did see them function. They were very slow, but slid out like butter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Did they blink or just light constant? When is the light turned on, immediately or at the end of the travel?Just curious as I haven't recieved them yet, should arrive today. Thanks, Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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