Is this an old school smoke detector ?

[Aaron Scheuerer]

I don't know if anyone can tell from this angle but does anyone know what this might be ? 100 year old home

[Jerry Peck]

Looks like the remains of an old smoke alarm (smoke detectors with alarms are smoke alarms).

May it rest in peace in a landfill someplace after it is removed for the installation of a new one.

[Aaron Scheuerer]

Looks like the remains of an old smoke alarm (smoke detectors with alarms are smoke alarms).

May it rest in peace in a landfill someplace after it is removed for the installation of a new one.



hahaha Thanks so much man! Much appreciated

[Rick Cantrell]

Sorry Jerry, I don't think it is a smoke alarm. I do not see a sounder.
Also, most smoke alarms would not have that kind or wiring.
Although I'm not sure I think it's a photo-electric smoke "Detector".
The large black piece looks to be the photo detection chamber.
One thing has me confused, I have never seen one with a black base.

[Jerry Peck]

Sorry Jerry, I don't think it is a smoke alarm. I do not see a sounder.
Also, most smoke alarms would not have that kind or wiring.

Rick, you know more about smoke alarms/detectors than I do - I contemplated that the sounder was part of the removed piece.


One thing has me confused, I have never seen one with a black base.

Neither have I, but I don't see why some might not have been made black in the earlier days ... back in the 70's and 80’s maybe.

[Mark Reinmiller]

The OP posted another photo of what looked like an old school motion sensor. Likely that this photo was from the same house, so maybe this is an old school smoke or heat detector.

[John Kogel]

Why, is it in an old school? :D

Maybe it was a bad boy detector. :D

[ROBERT YOUNG]

If it's a 100 year old smoke detector wouldn't it be coal fired?
I don't see anywhere to stoke the steam generator to produce DC current?:confused:

[ROBERT YOUNG]

I don't know if anyone can tell from this angle but does anyone know what this might be ? 100 year old home

Where was it located?

[Aaron Scheuerer]

If it's a 100 year old smoke detector wouldn't it be coal fired?
I don't see anywhere to stoke the steam generator to produce DC current?:confused:

hallway upstairs

[ROBERT YOUNG]

hallway upstairs
Wall or ceiling?

Same home as the motion detector behind the electrical outlet plate you posted on another thread?
If so, one may hypothesis it is a motion detector as well.
Sorry for the poor image.
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[Aaron Scheuerer]

Wall or ceiling?

Same home as the motion detector behind the electrical outlet plate you posted on another thread?
If so, one may hypothesis it is a motion detector as well.
Sorry for the poor image.
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sorry ....ceiling

[ROBERT YOUNG]

sorry ....ceiling
Don't be sorry.
I doubt you said anything too offencive.
I didn't pick up on it anyway.

And even if you did.
I am quite sure ceilings don't have emotions.;)