Vintage The Light From Mars 888 For Sale

Mars Lights are signal-safety lights used in the United States and built by Mars Signal Light Company for railroad locomotives and firefighting apparatus. Mars Lights used a variety of means to cause the light to oscillate vertically, horizontally, or both, to catch the attention of motorists and pedestrians.Mars lights were developed by Jerry Kennelly, a Chicago firefighter who realized that oscillating lamps would benefit fire departments and railroads. He performed an operational test with the Chicago and North Western railroad in 1936, and Mars Lights began appearing on locomotives in the later 1930s. The beam was usually oscillated in a triple eight pattern, i.e., the beam would oscillate up and down two or more times for every horizontal sweep, providing a source for the company slogan, \"The Light from Mars\".Own a piece of history with this RARE vintage light. It has very good chrome but shows a few lights scratches and scuffs. Works as it should.