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This is what I believe to be a World War II air raid siren from a Nebraska Ordnance plant where they made bombs along with many other materials. When I think of the people working in the ordnance plants I think of the Rosie the Riveter posters! I believe the brand is Federal Electric but it is missing the label as you can see it has an original metal tag from the Nebr. ordnance plant & is numbered. Why would they remove the original label with Federal Electric on it? I have not seen any sirens with this tag. My husband put a plug on it because it did not have one and it works great! He has had it for over 30+ years & he knows that it came directly from one of 2 ordnance plants in Nebr. Since his mom passed last year we have been cleaning out her home & came across the siren that had been long forgotten about. Can anyone tell me anything more about it, why did the ordnance plant need this siren & what is it's value, does the ordnance plant label make it more rare, how many are still out there? We would love to know more!
World War TwoThe events and battles of World War II played out on every continent of the…