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Square Lensed Plessey
by LarryC39 on Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:37 pm
Never saw this variant before. Somewhat of a crude applique of square lenses, circle reflectors, and a two aspect body wedged into this akward light. Lenses seem to be glass.
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Re: Square Lensed Plessey
by Troy on Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:09 am
Crude, but cool nonetheless. Yours? When / where did you find that?
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Re: Square Lensed Plessey
by 2070 on Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:11 pm
It is old, What else would you exspect???
Well what do you know. If I put my name here, I do not have to sign it everytime.
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Re: Square Lensed Plessey
by Ampelfreund on Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:44 pm
wow!! so beautiful signal!! I love it :D
look like how my 1955s Signalbau Huber PED signal south german version
look like how my 1955s Signalbau Huber PED signal south german version
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Re: Square Lensed Plessey
by LarryC39 on Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:05 pm
Troy wrote:Crude, but cool nonetheless. Yours? When / where did you find that?
Yeah. Chico, CA.
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Re: Square Lensed Plessey
by traffictechgreg on Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:59 pm
What a find! 
Any idea of its origin? Plesseys were from Britain, correct. but were they used in other countries such as Australia?
Any idea of its origin? Plesseys were from Britain, correct. but were they used in other countries such as Australia?
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Re: Square Lensed Plessey
by Ampelfreund on Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:07 pm
isnt that signal?
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Re: Square Lensed Plessey
by traffic-light-man on Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:15 am
Yep, it's what Plessey came up with in the 1960s to replace written text "DON'T CROSS/CROSS NOW" and "WAIT/CROSS" lanterns to fall in line with the introduction of the X-Ways crossings (The trial for what is now the Pelican crossing!) in 1967 - and it became the standard from then on.
Why they didn't just use a standard tin housing size, I'm not sure.
If anyone's interested in earlier UK crossing signals, I can try and get something together!
Why they didn't just use a standard tin housing size, I'm not sure.
If anyone's interested in earlier UK crossing signals, I can try and get something together!
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Re: Square Lensed Plessey
by somuchtoseeanddo on Thu Nov 22, 2012 1:22 pm
Those Plessey peds are wonderful finds. I would have bid on them, but have too much on my plate to remember such things. Congratulations, Larry!
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Re: Square Lensed Plessey
by SoCalJim on Thu Nov 22, 2012 3:19 pm
That's really cool. What a great find.
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