Fog Signal General

Fog Signal Kind:

Time to start:

How long will pressure last:

Manufacturer:

Year of Manufacture:

Characteristic:

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Timing device:

If whistle, siren or trumpet, Pressure at which blown:

Height above water:

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Water supply:

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Desc of Fog signal building:

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Pigeon Point Light Station

Fog Signal General

10 & 12" steam whistle, N apparatus. Ratchet gear: double worm gear. 3/4 Gardners

governor - N # 201096, 600 rpm; S # 177835, 300 rpm made in Irving, Il.

with cold boiler - 45 min; bank fire, 15 min.

no name or date

4 sec blast, 7 sec silent, 4 sec blast, 45 sec silent.

boilers, steam drums, engines, whistles, whistle valves & safety valves.

2 - 4sec cams fitted on cam wheel

whistle - 60 lbs

55'

head land. Rocky point

100' W

rain water & spring water

by pipeline

1 story wooden frame bldg 32' 6" x 34' 6", 2 tool rooms 12x12', joined on outside N & S; 2 folding doors 10' 10" x 5' 9" open E & W. 12 windows.

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