Steam Whistles, Cannons, And Things That Make Noise

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This is a 10 1/2 inch tall original brass steam whistle. The working condition has been tested, and it works on as little as 70 PSI. You can see the makers' mark in one of the attached photos that reads "Phila. (Lonergan) Penna". Not counting the side arm, the widest point measures about 3 inches wide. Unpolished just as we found it.

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Item #P9-01

$495.00 Plus Shipping

 

 
I may be small, but man am I neat! This is an original functioning steam whistle. Made of cast brass. Measures 7 inches tall.

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Item #P9-02

$325.00 Plus Shipping

 

This is a 13 inch tall all brass steam whistle. Thought to have been used on a river boat but could have also been a locomotive or ship whistle. Weights 8 1/2 pounds. The valve is marked "POWELLS VALVES". No makers' mark found on the whistle.

Item #P9-03

$950.00 Plus Shipping

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(Tag 798)

This is an all brass steam whistle measuring just under 20 inches tall and 4 inches wide. Thought to have been used on a river boat but could have also been a locomotive or ship whistle. Weights 13 pounds. The valve is marked "Lunkenheimer". No makers' mark found on the whistle.

Item #P9-04

$1,200.00 Plus Shipping

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This is a 11 1/2 inch tall all brass steam whistle. Thought to have been used on a river boat but could have also been a locomotive or ship whistle. Weights 5 pounds.  No makers' mark found on the whistle or valve.

Item #P9-05

$650.00 Plus Shipping

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(Tag 801)

This is a 16 inch tall all brass steam whistle. Thought to have been used on a river boat but could have also been a locomotive or ship whistle. Weights just under 10 pounds.  No makers' mark found on the whistle but the valve is marked Crane.

Item #P9-06

$1,400.00 Plus Shipping

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This is a 11 inch tall all brass steam whistle. Thought to have been used on a river boat but could have also been a locomotive or ship whistle. Weights 4 1/2 pounds.  No makers' mark found on the whistle or valve.

Item #P9-07

$595.00 Plus Shipping

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(Tag 802)

 

This is a hard to find set of Kahlenberg Air Horns. Number on the horn read D-3  #19337. It measures 24 inches long as shown. Solid brass, and weights about 45 pounds. I heard this set of horns work before they were pulled from the vessel.

Item #P9-08

$1,200.00 Plus Shipping

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This is a 12 1/2 inch tall all brass steam whistle. Thought to have been used on a river boat but could have also been a locomotive or ship whistle. Weights just over 4 pounds.  No makers' mark found, but the whistle does have the following information "LCO 200".

Item #P9-09

$525.00 Plus Shipping

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(Tag 803)

 

This is an original ship's air horn. The back side of the horn is marked "Supertyfon Kockums Made in Sweden". The base is made of cast brass and the horn is made of copper. The makers' badge on the copper horn is hard to read, but you can make out "Kockums and Sweden" on it. The overall length is 19 inches. The cast brass section is about 4 1/2 inches wide. The front opening of the horn measures 9 inches wide.

You can see that we added a normal air line fitting to the horn. We attached this to our normal shop air compressor with about 85 pounds of pressure, and everyone within a mile of us heard it. You can change the sound by changing the pressure and air volume. We did not clean the diaphragm, so I am sure if you do this the sound will also improve.

Item #P9-10

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This has got to be one of the best toys a true nautical lover could ever have. It is a Fog Horn made by the Tokyo Siren Company, and they were normally found on Life Boats. They were placed on the Life Boats and used as a device to alert passing vessels of the location of a deployed Life Boat. At 33 cranks per minute the noise can be heard 1.5 miles away. Here is how it works. If you click on the photo to the left, it will load four additional photos. In the additional photos, look at the photo in the lower right hand position. This is how they were stored on the life boats. When needed, you would flip the four locking devices on the top cover. The item would be removed from the box. The box cover would be re-installed upside down to expose the two large wing nuts that the item would now be mounted to the top of the box. The next step would be to pull out the three part extendable horn. Next the crank handle is turned into the crank position. From here it get interesting. You can operate it two different ways. I like to press down on the red ball and then turn the handle. This process allows you to hear the siren in what I call the windup mode. The other way to operate it is the turn the handle very fast, and then push down on the red ball. Doing it this way gives you the noise all at once. Either way, you can let up on the red ball and then press it down and the noise starts and stops on this action. The original wood box measures 11 X 19 inches, and is 13 inches tall.

Yes, I have tested (played) with it, and it is fully functional!

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Item#P9-11

$650.00 Plus Shipping

 

I am not sure if this turn of the century bell came from a ship or a trolley. I figure it was designed to be mounted to the ceiling. While this bell looks brass, it is really iron. It is in working order, but I do not consider it to be a loud bell. The bell measures just short of 4 inches wide.

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Item#P9-12

$100.00 Plus Shipping

 

 
This wall or ceiling mount bell could have been used on a ship's bridge or on a trolley car. This turn of the century bell is in original working condition. As shown in the photo to the left, it measures 12 inches long with the iron bell being 5 inches wide. Stand back, it make some noise if you pull it hard. No pull cord was found with it, but it is clear it had one attached to the moving arm. Pay close attention to how this bell mounts to your structure as it is not your normal flat wall mount. I am thinking this bell mounted to two support beams with the bell hanging between the support beams.

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Item#P9-13

$145.00 Plus Shipping

 

 

 
This vintage signal cannon is all original! No makers' name or date, but I would have to think it dates to the early 1900's. The barrel moves left and right, and up and down. All the locks that hold the barrel in place freely work. The screw on barrel plug freely screws in and out. The barrel measures about 8 inches long. The overall cannon measures 14 inches long. The wheels are 4 inches tall. The wheels are 4 1/2 inches apart

While I see no reason this signal cannon would not work, for safety reasons I recommend not firing it.

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Item #P9-14

$495.00 Plus Shipping

 

 

 

This is a vintage home made signal cannon. This is just how I found this on a house call in the New England area. The metal is brass and measures 12 1/4 inches long. The overall length of the item is just short of 21 inches. I do not know what the wood type is.

While I see no reason this signal cannon would not work, for safety reasons I recommend not firing it.

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Item #P9-15

$295.00 Plus Shipping

 

 

This is a vintage iron cannon. It measures 19 inches long. The barrel opening measures one inch with the barrel being 2 3/4 inches wide at this same end. The other end of the cannon measures about 3 1/4 inches wide at the widest point. The touch hole connects to the main chamber, so I would say that this is something more than just a display piece. Due to the age of this item, I do not recommend any test fires! The housing of the cannon has some markings, but they do not indicate a makers' name or date. I have been told that this cannon could have been a rail cannon. Meaning that it was somehow attached to the rail of a ship. Some people think it is some sort of signal cannon while others think it really fired a projectile. I am of the opinion that it was some sort of signal cannon, and I date it to be well over 100 years old.

Item P9-16

$1,200.00 Plus Shipping

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Item  P9-17

 

If your looking for a great gift ideal, this early 1900's original cast brass Crane Pressure Relief Valve makes a great paperweight. Freshly polished, it looks great! Measures 5 1/2 inches tall and weights 1 pound 10 oz. Great conversation piece and it has that nautical go with look!

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Item #P9-18

$65.00 Plus Shipping

 

 

 

 

 

This is one of the largest functional fog horns you are going to find. Not sure of the range, but I think it most be close to 5 miles at 100 PSI. It measures just over 6 feet long with the opening on the widest end being 35 inches. The main housing of the horn is iron, and the control valve is cast brass. The brass valve is 9 1/2 inches wide on the top. The blue connection line is part of our shop equipment for testing toys, so it is not part of the sale. The air supply on the horn is a standard 1/2 pipe thread. We made the horn function with as much as 100 PSI, and as little as 75 PSI. You need a reserve air tank because it takes air flow to make it work real well. This item is located in Felton, Delaware. You can do local pickup, or we can crate and ship. Shipping this item to main land US locations only.

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Item #P9-19

$3,500.00 Plus Shipping

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Check out these small steam whistles! They are constructed of all cast brass, and they are original. I have not tested them, but not much could really go wrong with them. The one on the left hand end measures 3 3/4 inches tall and about 1 1/4 inches wide at the widest point. The middle one measures 3 1/2 inches tall and is about 1 1/8 of an inch at the widest point. The one on the right hand end measures 3 inches tall and about 1 1/8 inches wide.

$75.00 each for the left one and the middle one.

$60.00 for the one on the right hand end

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Item #P9-20

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They call these Rotary Fog Horns with Norwegian Pattern. They were commonly used on life boats and used to signal passing vessels if the life boats were deployed. It measures 22 X 9 inches and stands 15 inches tall. You rotate the side handle clockwise and it makes noise. Sounds like a sick duck when you crank it. I have never worked on one of these, but I assume you can oil or adjust something to improve the noise. The leather strap handle on the top is broke on one end.

$150.00 Plus shipping

Item P9-21

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Check out these small steam whistles! They are constructed of all cast brass, and they are original. I have not tested them, but not much could really go wrong with them. All three measure right at about 5 inches tall and about 1 1/4 inches wide.

$75.00 each plus shipping

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Item #P9-22

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This is a solid cast brass ship's air horn. The horn measures 25 inches long and was made by Leslie Co. in Lyndhurst NJ. I mounted it to a 9 x 27 inch piece of wood to make it into a nice display. I am sure it still works, but I have not tested it. The horn weights 60 pounds.

Item #P9-23

$695.00 Plus Shipping

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Item #P9-24

 

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