For Sale: Modern Federal Signal Beaconray Model 175A “Hill Light”

[Scott Richard]

Bought this beauty a few months back in hopes of using it in my 1957 Maxim restoration, however plans changed and sadly now I am looking to sell. Contains 2 red and 2 clear sealed beams and a clear glass dome. Price is negotiable and does not include actual shipping


I paid around 900 for this I’m looking to get $800 plus shipping

 

[stansdds]

I see what the tag indicates, but what you have is not a Model 175A, but looks to be a 176A. The 175 had one bulb tilted up at 45 degrees and the opposite bulb tilted down at 15 degrees. The 176 had all four bulbs level.

 

[Scott Richard]

I see what the tag indicates, but what you have is not a Model 175A, but looks to be a 176A. The 175 had one bulb tilted up at 45 degrees and the opposite bulb tilted down at 15 degrees. The 176 had all four bulbs level.

All 4 bulbs on this light are not level. The 2 red are but one clear is tilted up the other is tilted down,

 

[dmathieu]

The available pics make it tough to tell, ecxept for this pic from the top showing that it is a 175.

 

[stansdds]

Then this would be the first time I have seen a 175H mechanism in a 175A housing and mount.

 

[shues]

I thought that the ordinary 175 had a different lampholder to accommodate the much more extreme angle of the upward-tilted sealed beam bulb. I couldn't initially see the tilt either, until it was pointed out.