Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This Vintage WWI (circa 1916) siren works perfectly, and is an EXTREMELY LOUD noisemaker! It features a wooden crank handle and is in very good condition.
Having began in late 1800's, the Sparks-Withington Co. officially incorporated in 1916, during which time they had a very brief period of military production during World War 1. During that same period the company adopted the trade name "Sparton", thus the data plate is marked "Sparton U.S.H."
We all remember the old Hollywood Movies showing pre-WWI Automobiles that used the most awful horns that grated everyone's ears. Well this is it! Even the film studios in Hollywood used these to indicate some disaster or other. Fortunately someone invented the post WWI "hooter," and these dreadful devices were gratefully retired. This example measures about 13 inches long x 8 inches tall, and does not have the base fitting to mount it.
The data plate is present and still firmly attached to the snout of the siren, reading:
MADE FOR
CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE
U.S. ARMY
BY: THE SPARKS-WITHINGTON CO.
JACKSON, MICH. SERIAL NO 2236212
Authentic, well marked and still working, the Zeppelins are coming! Makes a perfect and unique addition to any Great War collection.
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