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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Point Robinson Light Station - 1910

Fog Signal General

12" steam whistle with Economic Boiler No. 6

45 minutes

Old style whistle & engine

no date

6 sec blast, 54 sec silent

none

fly ball governor No. 1, Gardner Governor Co., Quincy, Il.

55 lbs

about 18'

Marks extremity of Robinson Point and forms turning point for vessels navigating
Puget Sound.

34' SW

From rainsheds 60' x 40' with 2 cisterns

by plank walk

1 story frame structure with coal shed in form of an ell, all on brick piers.

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