[NEW INFO 12/11/23] “Weltex” siren identity confirmed - E.D. Bullard Model 3H

[LukeH]

More new info! Recently the Camas Valley FD in Oregon restored their Bullard, and posted about it on their facebook. They mentioned that it had a 10HP motor, although I am still skeptical of the given the size and volume of these, and the way E.D. Bullard did the model numbers of their other sirens, with the number in front of the H representing HP- e.g. 1/4H for a small vehicular siren.
More importantly, they shared a tag shot with me:


Image courtesy of Camas Valley Volunteer Fire Department.

Here, the model number stamped is "3H260", rather than 3H27. I had wondered for a while if the suffix of the model number was actually part of the model designation, as it seems to bear no relation to the actual siren. This confirms that it may just be a serial number attached to the model number. Looking back at my older image of the John Day Bullard, its stamped number was probably "3H274" in full, so serial number 274. I'll be redesignating these on my maps as just "3H" to account for the variations in serials.

GREAT work Sam!

[SamtheSirenMan(531)]

GREAT work Sam!

Thanks Luke! I’m hoping to get a better picture camera in the future for getting more tag shots of these things. Only reason the tag shot of John Day’s was legible is because I was standing 6 feet under it…