Rarest items in your collection

Fire Alarm General Discussion
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Hey collectors, here’s a topic to list the top five rarest items in your collection, categorized by device type.
You can put multiple items for each brand as long as they are in the same series (ex: Commander 1, Commander 3)
Items that are very common do not qualify for a “rare” list unless you are able to use them as intended.

Panels:

  1. Notifier ************ (coming soon!)
  2. Notifier AFP-400
  3. Silent Knight IntelliKnight 5808
  4. Simplex 4005
  5. Simplex 4010

Pull Stations:

  1. Simplex 120V motor-driven coded pull station (I will be making a video of this)
  2. Gamewell M69
  3. Autocall 4051
  4. Simplex BG-50
  5. Notifier NBG-12LX

Horn/Strobes, Speaker/Strobes:

  1. FCI HES-STW
  2. Notifier 554
  3. Wheelock LED Exceder
  4. System Sensor MAEH
  5. Wheelock Ceiling Exceder

Horns, Bells, Speakers:

  1. Federal Signal FSS660
  2. Edwards AdaptaBel 325
  3. Federal Signal Vibratone 450 Series D
  4. Simplex 4030
  5. Wheelock 31T

Strobes and Strobe Plates:

  1. Notifier Emhart NWS-24
  2. Federal Signal V1971
  3. Simplex 4903-9112
  4. Simplex 4903-9105+4903-9501
  5. Simplex 2903-9002

Light Plates:

  1. Unknown Light Plate (the one similar to the 4050-80)
  2. Space Age Electronics AV-34 (no flasher), AV-34 (flasher), AV-32 (flasher)
  3. Simplex 4050-84
  4. Simplex 2903-9001
  5. No more to list…

Smoke, Heat, CO, Flame Detectors:

  1. Gamewell (Cerberus) Z77, F7, R7
  2. ESL 611U
  3. Notifier SDX-551, FDX-551
  4. Hochiki unknown model smoke
  5. Thermotech probe-type heat detector

Other devices:

  1. Notifier FZM-1, FRM-1
  2. Notifier addressable duct detector housing
  3. Simplex 4602-9102
  4. Wheelock DSM
  5. System Sensor MDL
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Let’s see…

Panels:

  1. Honeywell FS90
  2. Gamewell Dualarm
  3. Simplex 2001
  4. EST ANS100
  5. EST iO64

Pull Stations:

  1. Johnson Controls SFA-10-3
  2. Fenwal 30-192 (agent release)
  3. Fire-Lite BG-5
  4. Notifier F760DT (Couch coded pull, but the only I’ve ever seen rebranded by Notifier)
  5. Faraday coded pull (rebranded Holtzer-Cabot round pull with local energy coil)

Horn/Strobes, Speaker/Strobes:

  1. Federal Signal FSS660
  2. Space Age Electronics A32-BL-SFXC-TJ24D-HA24D
  3. Wheelock ET-1010-WS24
  4. Federal Signal SPK-VALS
  5. Space Age Electronics VA4-BL-SFXR-RD24D-TVMAA

Horns, Bells, Chimes:

  1. Standard Electric Time ASJ10
  2. Acme 6" and 10" single-stroke bells
  3. Wheelock 712-24
  4. Edwards 18-F
  5. Simplex 4901-9856

Strobes and Strobe Plates:

  1. Notifier Emhart NWS-24
  2. Simplex 2904-9101
  3. Wheelock WST-24 (red strobe)
  4. Faraday B/HSL
  5. Wheelock WS-24

Lights/Light Plates:

  1. Mystery Light Plate (similar to 4050-80)
  2. Simplex 4050-80, 82, 85
  3. Simplex 4904-9001
  4. Space Age Electronics AV-34 (flasher), AV-32 (red lens/flasher, red lens/no flasher, blue lens/flasher), V33 (flasher)
  5. Simplex 2903-9002

Smoke/Duct Detectors:

  1. Honeywell TC100C
  2. Fire-Lite SD14B
  3. Simplex 4259-25
  4. Statitrol 500L7
  5. Pyrotector 3040
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Smoke/Duct Detectors:
ESL 721UD

I have never seen this detector before, as it is a duct detector. I think, if it is not addressable, I can use it as a pseudo-normal smoke.

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Pull Stations:

  1. Edwards 274-111
  2. Gamewell 04-026 Century (two-stage, one with English lettering, one rebranded by Cerberus with bilingual lettering)
  3. Kidde MP-1
  4. Mirtone 73201/73204
  5. Pyrotronics MS-51 with French lettering only

Horn/Strobes:

  1. Edwards 692-2B (pre-ADA)
  2. Faraday 5506

Horns, Bells, Speakers:

  1. Edwards of Canada 24 Adaptabel (4")
  2. Gamewell 69233
  3. Pyrotronics BDC-624 Pyr-A-Larm (beige 6" bell)
  4. Pyrotronics HS-2
  5. Wheelock ES-DL1-R

Strobes and Lights:

  1. Simplex 2904 (red incandescent light)
  2. Wheelock WST-24 (rebranded by Honeywell, red lens)

Heat Detectors:

  1. Mirtone/Thermoflex 73320
  2. Notifier CHD-F200

Other:

  1. Edwards 6702 firefighters’ phone
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I don’t think I have anything “rare” but I have a few devices that I certainly haven’t seen often.

1.Pyrotronics F5-B4
ionization head

2.Hochki AL-MTR-624
6inch bell

3.FOS 6117-N
120VAC horn/strobe

4.Wheelock AS
red unit with vertical strobe

5.FCI ST-R
rebranded Siemens U-MCS but has FCI printed on the lower-right corner of the cover plate

6.Honeywell S436-A1001
chevron pull with mercury contact switch

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Panels:

  1. Ansul AutoPulse 2000
  2. Siemens SXL-EX
    (Those are the only panels I own lol)
    Pulls:
  3. Faraday F652T
  4. Fire-Lite BG-6

Horns:

  1. Honeywell Q43-3A3CK1
  2. Wheelock THS-ET1
  3. Faraday 7410
  4. Faraday 5410 (Simplex 4050) x6
  5. Edwards 876-N5

Strobes:

  1. Notifier NWS-24
  2. Wheelock PS11A

Bells:

  1. Trine 204A
  2. Faraday 2000
  3. Faraday 3234
  4. Wheelock 46T-G6-12
  5. Ansul 57549
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Let’s See…

Panels:

  1. Fike Halon 1301 Panel (Can’t remember the model off the top of my head)
  2. Fire-Lite Miniscan 424
  3. Fire-Lite Miniscan 112
  4. Simplex 4006
  5. Simplex 4004

Pulls (non-coded):

  1. Gamewell M69
  2. Fire-Lite BG-5 (2 Different Versions, Actually)
  3. Edwards 78
  4. Ellenco 5C
  5. Edwards 279A

Notification Appliances:

  1. Notifier NWS-24
  2. Simplex 4903-9102 Light Plate
  3. http://jjinc24.info/collection/wheelock/7002t-24-2 This Wheeock 7002T-24
  4. Wheelock HSW-24
  5. Simplex 4901-9811 Multitone Horn
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Panel:
My Siemens TXL panel, the only one I have in my collection

Pull Stations:

  1. Edwards 78 series
  2. Edwards 274-111
  3. Cincinnati pull station
  4. Mirtone 73303

Bells:

  1. Edwards Grey 6" Adaptabel No. 24
  2. Canadian Sound & Signal LTD. 6" fire bell
  3. Edwards 10" Adaptabel No. 23
  4. Edwards 10" Adaptabel No. 333 D
  5. Edwards Durabel

Horns:

  1. Edwards Flush Mount Adaptahorn
  2. Edwards G1R-P Genesis (steady horn, completely different sound from the regular Genesis)

Smoke Detectors:

  1. Westclox Smoke Alarm
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I really don’t have many alarms yet, but the rarest item I have is the…
Space Age AV-32 Light plate without flasher (I have 3)

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Panels:

  1. Notifier FireWarden 100
  2. Simplex 4001
  3. Simplex 4005
  4. Alertek 8005
  5. BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP (Surprise)

Pull Stations:

  1. Fire Lite BG-6
  2. BG-10-LR (Agent release ver. of bg-10)
  3. Honeywell S46G1007
  4. Standard “Round Pull Station”
  5. Faraday Arrow Handle Pull.

Horn Strobes / Horns / Strobes

  1. Amseco BZ-51
  2. System Sensor P2WH-LF
  3. Wheelock LHSR (Horn/LED, Red)
  4. Wheelock LHSW (LED Only, White)
  5. Wheelock 7002
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There are quite a few rare items in my collection. The following devices listed are devices that are rare or that I consider rare (be warned, there is a lot on this list):

Notification Devices:
[list]

  • [*]Simplex 4903-9220
  • [*]Simplex 2901-9362 (10" single stroke bell)
  • [*]System Sensor SS241575ADA (remote strobe counterpart of the MASSADA series)
  • [*]Gentex GOS-24-15/75WR
  • [*]Gentex SHG24HC (older and ceiling mount version of the SHG)
  • [*]Siemens U-MCS-WP (weatherproof strobe)
  • [*]Wheelock ET-1010-SLM-24
  • [*]Fire-Lite STH-71-24VDC (Fire-Lite renranded Wheelock 7001T)
  • [*]Wheelock EH-EL1-WH-24-WI (four wire and general notification version of EHS-EL1)
  • [*]2x Wheelock ET-1010-WS24 (speaker strobe in style of 7002T)
  • [*]Wheelock 34T-24+WS-24VDC (four wire 7002T, dead horn)
  • [*]Simplex 4050 (6 volt version)
  • [*]Edwards 757-7A-HS (first generation of the Integrity series, has 792 sounder)
  • [*]Simplex 4041
  • [*]Artron Products LED-LE-EL-1 ("DO NOT USE ELEVATOR" light)
  • [*]Faraday 2954 (original version of Siemens S-LP70-MCS)
  • [*]2x Faraday 6226-W
  • [*]Knockoff SpectrAlert (unknown model number)
  • [*]Wheelock CF819T+WS-24VDC (speaker strobe in style of 7001, horizontal mount)
  • [*]Wheelock CH90-24MCC (ceiling mount version of the CH70)
  • [*]Wheelock RSS241575W (mine is from 1998, I believe it is one of the first in the RSS series)
  • [*]Notifier/Emhart NWS24
  • [*]Simplex 4051
  • [*]EST/Edwards 732-5A-006 (chime/strobe version of 792)
  • [*]Faraday/FOS 6120
  • [*]Simplex 4090-91 (rebranded Federal Speaker)
    • [/list]

    Initiating Devices:
    [list]

  • [*]Edwards 270A-SPO (has pigtails instead of typical contacts)
  • [*]Commercial Products Group 4050-001 (Autocall style)
  • [*]RSG RMS-1T (renranded by Simplex)
  • [*]Gamewell M46-23 (Gamewell Century, older version)
  • [*]Honeywell S464A-1143
  • [*]Edwards 276B-1110 (single action and spring latch version of 278B)
  • [*]Cerberus Pyrotronics MS-151
  • [*]Fire-Lite BG6
  • [*]FCI B5 (renranded Kidde B5)
    • [/list]
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    I don’t own any alarms but the rarest alarm that I have ever seen in a vertical Wheelock AS. Of course looking on YouTube, it doesn’t seem rare anymore. But tis one of the few that can do Code-3 without being panel coded.

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    This topic isn’t about what you’ve seen, it’s about what you have…

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    You have an odd definition of rarity… also, that’s probably one of the most common alarms you’ll ever see.
    EDIT: I missed the word vertical; still quite common

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    My collection has just 4 things in it, but they all ended up being rare or old. I list them in order of rarity. I may not be entirely correct.

    1.Vertical Ademco siren- 5 known to exist, mine is one of 3 known working 12-volt versions.
    2. Standard Electric Time Co. Model 50- Just got it, made a thread about it in the Help section.
    3. Blue security siren of no specific name- 20 known to exist, mine is the only one that doesn’t work.
    4. 1930s Cadillac horns- The high note works, the low note doesn’t.

    This will, of course, expand over time. I’ve only been collecting for 6 months.

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    Panels: None

    Pulls:
    1: ESL 103-1
    2: Simplex BG-50

    System Detectors:
    1: Kidde/Fenwal CPD-1201 (my first system detector!)
    2: FS/Autocall 4261-707 (several with a “black dot” center.)
    3: Simplex 2098-9575 (System Sensor made, looks like a cross between their 1800 series and the 2400.)
    4: Edwards 6350B (got from a former member of the original forums.)
    5: Ademco 527 (old photoelectric detector, 6VDC, uses an incandescent bulb)

    Notification
    1: System Sensor MAEH
    2: Notifier Emhart NWS-24
    3: Gentex Commander GECB24PWB (Blue housing and lens, like the door alarms at Lowe’s™)
    4: Unknown double bell (almost looks like a Holtzer-Cabot model)
    5: Standard Electric AV-4 bell

    Smoke Alarms (I have vids on alot of these on my YT channel)
    1: SmokeGard 810A9
    2: SmokeGard 700A (Often considered the first residential Ion detector)
    3: Teledyne Water-Pik Sonic Siren D2 (has a whoop tone to it.)
    4: Pyrotronics FRU-1L (AC Line Cord powered, uses a DC powered horn)
    5: Archer (Radio Shack) 275-453 (one of their first photo alarms, sold in their '79 catalog for $27.95)

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    Let’s see:
    I got a rare Faraday model 161 6" bell (I’m not sure if that’s the real model # because that because is the number that is stamped on the back)
    I also have a pretty rare Honeywell smoke detector model TC49A1195-2 and an Edwards adaptable no. 435-6P1 with REGULAR writing instead of cursive writing, but I don’t think that it’s as rare as the other two

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    Chimes:
    Simplex 4045-13

    That’s about it!

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    That would probably be my http://dan.calvinet.com/html/ibm_r4026-8a.html IBM 8" bell. In fact, all my IBM stuff probably accounts for all the rarity in my collection.

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    What are some rare fire alarms you have seen or actually own. If you have any pictures of the alarms you have seen or own, feel free to post pictures. Some I have seen are…

    1. Deep red Wheelock 34-24
    2. White Simplex 4904-9101
    3. ADT Simplex style T-BAR
    4. Simplex 2904
    5. Mass strobe on a Wheelock ET 1080 speaker
    6. Wheelock ET 1010 with a Wheelock 7002T strobe on top
    7. EST integrity strobe plate with the Energy Saver strobes with an adaptahorn on it
    8. Couch 450 speaker
    9. Unknown Light plate with a Simplex 4040 on it
    10. Faraday 6120

    I own

    1. Simplex 2904-9101
    2. Gamewell box (RARE version)
    3. 4x DSC smokes
    4. 5x DSC smoke/heat detectors
    5. System Sensor MASS strobe