Just the fact that it’s mentioned in the book, means that there were more than one produced and they were meant to be sold in stores
I mean what confirms that it was sold in the US specifically?
ESL 201. They are very rare smoke alarms. Theres even Captain Kelly/Gellete rebranded ones too with a orange test button instead of a black test button on the ESL ones.
That’s actually the ESL 206, I don’t even know if there is a “201” model. I have a 206 myself; they’re photoelectric, 120VAC, & have a mechanical horn that buzzes. And yes, as ETYL8902 said, they are very rare & were also rebranded by Gillette.
Very rare specimen! As others stated it’s an ESL model 206. These are very uncommon. Like Carson & EYL mentioned they were rebranded by Gillette (yes, the same company that made the razors) under their ‘Captain Kelly’ brand smoke detectors. They had 12.6 volt battery model 929 and 120VAC line cord plugin model 941, ESL as far as I know only had 120VAC hardwired models but made the battery models for Gillette. Only difference between the two is the Gillette G logo is on their models instead of ESL and the button is orange. Strangely the Gillette versions are much more common than the originals!
Here is a video of the Gillette 941 that I own
And here is a cool ad for both models featuring Captain Kelly himself
Don’t forget that the trim around the sides is white instead of tan (unless the trim on most 206s yellowed over time) & the bracket’s a different shape.
Oh, Brandy, I’d recommend you replace that detector as it’s well over 10 years old (you’re supposed to replace smoke detectors every 10 years as by then they likely won’t alarm in an actual fire). Since they’re so rare though, don’t throw it away; give it to a collector.
DBE/Dong Bang - which was bought by Tyco at some point, and is therefore now part of Johnson Controls - still makes fire alarm systems in South Korea.
Is this company, Dong Bang Electronic Industrial Co. Ltd., which currently sells industrial high voltage electric equipment, the same company? Or a division of said company?
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That company was created in 1973, the correct company was created in 1966 and can be found at http://www.dbefire.com/. Looks like the confusion can be with the use of Electric and Electronic.
So no that company doesn’t look to be related to DBE.
Ohhh, that makes a whole lot more sense.
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I have this interesting Dicon “Model 440” smoke alarm that came out of my house when we first moved in- does anyone know of exactly how rare these things are? I’ve tried researching them, nothing comes up though.
I’ve certainly never seen a unit like that, they’re probably pretty rare I’d imagine.
This is my BRK System Sensor 2800 Series photoelectric smoke detector, I got it brand new in its box with its manual, testing card, mounting equipment, etc.
I also got it for free from A.R.A Productions
Nice! I’ve got the 12VDC heat sensor version of that, the 2812TH.
Hi all,
New here. My brother just purchased a home and they found an old smoke alarm still in the house. It appears to be a Pyrotector 255 A made 1963-12-03. We are curious if this is anything special or ‘just old’. Thanks!
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That is definitely a special detector; very old, very rare.
That is one of the oldest Pyrotector Smoke Sentinel variants, probably the first to be labeled under Smoke Sentinel series. Dates to the late 60’s most likely.
Is there any market or value for vintage smoke detectors like this?