1923 Stutz Fire Engine circuit breaker

[Engineco14]

In search of Automatic Circuit Breaker for our Stutz Fire Engines. We need two. Any help would be appreciated.

Howard Schneider

County of Los Angeles Fire Museum.

enginecompany14@gmail.com

[edinmass]

Those look post war to me.....contact the SPAMFA guys on their website.........they are very helpful and your best chance of finding what you need.

[pughs]

Ed,

Definitely not post war. I have the same switch on my 1924 Stutz fire engine.

Steve

[edinmass]

Interesting.......I have owned a few mid thirties Seagrave units.........nothing similar on the stuff I have worked on that early......I have only seen one Stutz fire truck in person years ago.........as most trucks were updated over the years, it’s common to see much newer accessories on the truck than when it was built. Is it possible the breakers were later additions? Are they similar to other commercial switches and controls......most everything pre 1930 is exceptionally simple. Earliest circuit breaker on a car was what year? Any idea? I’ll have to look at my books tomorrow. Ed

Edited December 5, 2018 by edinmass (see edit history)

[Layden B]

1914 Cadillac has a circuit breaker

[Engineco14]

I've tried SPAMMFAA with no luck. And yes, this is prewar. It came off a 1923 Stutz. I'll keep looking.

 

[edinmass]

On 12/5/2018 at 12:21 PM, Layden B said:

1914 Cadillac has a circuit breaker

 

My 1914 Caddy was a 7000 mile original and still had the original voltage regulator working, the only one I had ever seen. I don’t remember a circuit breaker........by my carburetor float bowl heating element was still connected when I bought the car, along with the original coil, points, condensers, and wires. Great car. I sure miss it.

Edited December 23, 2018 by edinmass (see edit history)