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joe56vw Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2004 Posts: 3202 Location: Olympia wa
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:38 am Post subject: Semiphore value and info |
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this is NOT an ad I am looking for info for a future ad/sell to be placed later
I have try to sale these in the past with little to no interest so I want to get more info on them to so I could find the right buyer
would like to know what years/models these came on and what their value is
there is 3 bases 2 lens(one looks slightly melt not too bad thought) 2 wire connections and copper windings but only one have the plunger inside has one bulb holder
with all these parts I believe you could make two semiphores atleast 90% complete
numbers on the lens are vw 160-141/5 k2693
on the base is 111953021B on two of them and AL143001 all have a vw symbol and SWF symbol too
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14576 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Looks to be your typical 1953-60 smooth arm semaphore. As you stated, they are incomplete. Probably good for spare parts to a semaphore restoration expert like Matt Ross. I'm guessing value to be about $100/all 3 _________________ 1947 Typ 11a
1954 Typ 117
1956 Typ 151
1959 Typ 117
1959 Typ 265
1961 356B
1966 Typ 151
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Bruce Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2003 Posts: 17273 Location: Left coast, Canada
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: semiphore value and info |
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joe56vw wrote: |
2 lens(one looks slightly melt not too bad thought) |
Don't kid yourself, the lenses are junk. _________________
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joe56vw Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2004 Posts: 3202 Location: Olympia wa
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: semiphore value and info |
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Bruce wrote: |
joe56vw wrote: |
2 lens(one looks slightly melt not too bad thought) |
Don't kid yourself, the lenses are junk. |
how it that kidding myself? never said they were perfect or even in good to ok shape just said one was slightly melted
I meant it is still useable if that was all you had but I don't really think that lens is worth much or anything at all
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Looks to be your typical 1953-60 smooth arm semaphore. As you stated, they are incomplete. Probably good for spare parts to a semaphore restoration expert like Matt Ross. I'm guessing value to be about $100/all 3
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rareair- $100 is less then I was hoping for but it is what it is I guess
I looked up matt moss and he hasn't logged on in years there any other semiphores guy you know of that might be interested or could give me advice on these? _________________ '60 15 window walkthrough
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nlorntson Crazy VW Lady
Joined: March 13, 2004 Posts: 3776 Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: semiphore value and info |
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joe56vw wrote: |
.. there any other semiphores guy you know of that might be interested or could give me advice on these? |
contact user johnshenry. |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69734 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Volumex Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2007 Posts: 532 Location: Sarnia, ON
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:32 am Post subject: |
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They will have a date code stamped on them. This will tell you the month and year they were built. Someone may pay a bit more if they are trying to match an existing single semaphore. (I paid way too much to get a pair of Jan 54 semaphores when I really needed some April ones, just to get closer than what I had.)
VW changed their part number system around Oct 54. So the 111953021B are post Oct 54 and the AL143001 will be before then. The orange lenses were used in SWF semaphores until Jan 57.
As far as the lenses are concerned - the one on the right looks ok to me. I'd run it. And if the one on the left was the same date code I'd run that lens too even with the damage. I prefer original even if a bit damaged over a poor quality repro.
Some useful semaphore information is located here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/semaphores.php
Date code info is here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=279505 |
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