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Semaphore stoplight #813765 Wed Jul 02 2025 12:42 AM
Joined: Jul 2025 Posts: 1 new york H hygd556 OP New Member
OP hygd556 New Member H Joined: Jul 2025 Posts: 1 new york	Watched a 1950 movie, Sunset Boulevard. It had a scene that showed a stop light with semaphore arms for stop and go that raised and lowered. Did these really exist or was this just a movie prop? Anyone have one? Anyone know where one exists in a museum?

Re: Semaphore stoplight hygd556 #813768 Wed Jul 02 2025 06:45 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,980 Likes: 125 DFW Texas SandPCollector Veteran Member
SandPCollector Veteran Member Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,980 Likes: 125 DFW Texas	Regards, Jim I collect gas pump salt and pepper shakers and the plastic coin banks made by AVSCO.

Re: Semaphore stoplight hygd556 #813780 Wed Jul 02 2025 06:12 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 8,652 Likes: 360 South of St. Louis, MO USA Oldgas Moderator
Oldgas Moderator Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 8,652 Likes: 360 South of St. Louis, MO USA	Click to view: 1928 Universal-Waterhouse Automatic Traffic Director semaphore traffic signal in the magazine "Nation's Traffic" Jim "Oldgas" Potts Your host and moderator

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