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    “Break glass” Fire alarm box HAMMER for ADT, Faraday, Automatic, Gamewell &tc.

    NEW: hand made, solid steel fire alarm box HAMMER Those who collect both “local” and municipal fire alarm boxes such as the older Gamewell models which used a small piece of glass covering the activator lever, hook, or key will usually lack the little steel or cast-iron hammers most of the boxes had originally. This includes Faraday, ADT, Edwards and a number of other makes. Back in the 70s and 80s when I had a collection of of over 100 local fire alarm boxes salvaged from numerous buildings in NYC, a few of them still had their “break glass” hammers attached with a chain. These hammers were often stolen or…