Wow!!! The Rockefeller center has some cool devices. Those Cerberus pyrotronics rebranded centuries are really cool and rare
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Seems like it’s a code violation…
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I don’t think so, it looks like the wire cadge can be lifted up
Grosse Pointe North High School (Grosse Pointe Woods) - First built in 1966, the school was expanded in 2005 with a new science building and additions to the performing arts center. This location can be seen in a 360 virtual tour commissioned by the school district as well as with limited Google Street View imagery, which was how I identified some of the devices.
Annunciators/panel:
<Unknown, presumably EST
Detectors:
<System Sensor 2151-series photoelectric models
Pull stations:
<EST SIGA-278 models
<RSG RMS-series “Lift & Pull” models in outdoor common areas–it is unknown which company branded them (Siemens?).
All pull stations are protected by STI Stopper II devices
Notification appliances:
<White EST Genesis wall-mount horn/strobes with the “FIRE” lettering
<White EST EGCF-series horn/strobes with the “FIRE” lettering
<White Siemens U-HNH-MCS horn/strobes (four in total) in the gymnasium
<Red Siemens U-HNH-MCS horn/strobes and U-MCS strobes in the science building
<White Edwards Integrity horn/strobes in outdoor areas–I believe these are sprinkler alarms due to being above fire hose connections.
<Wheelock MT-24MCW-FR or MT121575W-FR horn/strobes (two in total) in the gymnasium
<The gymnasium held one more surprise–a National Time 411F left over from the original system! This would also suggest that the original panel was a National Time model, and the pull stations would most likely have been 620M or 620M2X models.
<It is unknown if this school ever used class change bells.
Posterity Art & Framing Gallery (Grosse Pointe)
<The only device I saw here was a vintage ESL 429/449-series smoke detector with yellowed plastic.
Hilbert Middle School (Redford Township)
Annunciators/panel:
<Unknown, presumably National Time
Detectors:
<At least one National Time SL-series duct detector in the gymnasium
Pull stations:
<National Time 541-series t-bars (rebranded Sigcom models) behind plastic protective covers
Notification appliances:
<The original system–possibly when the school got its first automated alarm system–consisted of Edwards 311-F surface-mount horns along with what were likely Edwards Adaptabels behind grilles for class change. One surviving example of each is in the gymnasium.
<The current devices–most likely installed in the late 1990s–consist of National Time horn/strobes; they are surface-mounted with the ‘bubble’ strobe at the front and are rebranded Faraday devices.
<Some spots have National Time C2/C2-series horn/strobes installed.
The Venetian hotel Las Vegas, NV
The system consists of EST ceiling mount speaker strobes (many were mounted on the wall)
EST SIGA-IHPS photo/ion/heat detectors
EST integrity remote speakers in the rooms
EST Wall mount remote strobes
EST wall mount round speaker strobes
EST Integrity speaker strobes
I found no pull stations. I assume the panel is a EST3 panel.
Those round speaker strobes are pretty rare
Montrose Historical and Telephone Museum (Montrose) - This was a fun place to visit in terms of vintage devices, as there are some notable pieces worth mentioning. This also marks the first time in several years that I uploaded pictures for some of the devices outside of me usually uploading them to my alarm collection topic.
<At least two Ten-Tek/Dicon photoelectric smoke detectors provide fire coverage for the building.
<One of the exhibit rooms has an Edwards 340 Adaptabel (a 6" gong with the vintage Edwards shield logo), but I’m not positive if it was used for alarm signaling or if it was on static display as it was surrounded by a number of telephone ringer bells.
<There is an interactive pull-rod trip bell (also a 6" gong) that was used for class change at a former school in the area; it might have been a Reiter bell, but I’m not positive.
<One Bell System KS-6931 pull station as a static display for one of the exhibits. Sorry for the low quality; it was behind reflective glass.
<One very antiqued Faraday bell that was used as a bank alarm.
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For starters the panel in my school is a silent knight 5820XLCB
And in the high school portion there is 2nd generation Gentex SHG alarms
Gentex Commander 3s
Firelite BG 10Ls
And system sensor 2400 smoke detectors
And no annunciator
And for the middle school there’s more 2nd gen SHGS
Like 1 or 2 Gentex commander 3s
Firelite bg 12L pull stations
System sensor spectralert classics
System sensor I3 Smoke detectors
A few firelite bg 10L pull stations
And in the FFA Welding shop there is Gentex commander 3s and Firelite
BG 10L pull stations
This is the panel at my dad’s apartment
It also has these pull stations, Wheelock 34-24s, and system sensor 2400s.
From what I know, these are pretty rare. Each apartment has Kidde smoke detectors
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Hobbyists when they see this place: Hot digity dog! This place is magnificent!
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Fr. There aren’t any alarms in the units that are on the system tho. I’ve never seen devices like that.
I have seen two KS-6931 pull stations on eBay!!
thisis from my brothers school
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my elemetary school was wierd it had 4 classrooms in one pod and each room had 2 remote strobe but in the middle by the partitian there was 1 horn for all 4 pods and in 1 hall there were 3 strobes close to eachother 2 were across from eachother and 1 betweeb them on the celling
Pull stations:
<EST SIGA-278 models
<RSG RMS-series “Lift & Pull” models in outdoor common areas–it is unknown which company branded them (Siemens?).
Edwards also rebrands the RSG pulls. Here’s an example.
A ton of companies rebrand RSG’s RMS-1T: it’s gotta be the most-rebranded device ever at this point.
Pretty much every obscure fire alarm brand has their own varient of the RSG RMS-1T.
Today I went to Joann fabrics in south tacoma. Right by where the enterance/exit is has a Tyco branded BG-12 and it’s announciator was beeping “trouble 972 bell 2” I asked whats causing it and the employees said their technician hasn’t figured out how to fix it.
dang thats a cool find