A couple days ago, I acquired a retired pedestrian signal that came from the city of New York. Manufactured in Brazil by Peterco, the unit was made in February, 1990. For its age, it is in superb shape. There's little wear and tear, which makes me believe the signal was in service for a short time. I speculate it was removed by the NYCDOT in the early 2000s, when the transition from "DONT WALK" and "WALK" to the hand and man occurred.
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NYCDOT requires all signals to have property decals that include the manufacturer's name and date of production.
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The housing is similar to the Winko-Matic VI 2L unit, which was also installed in New York City.
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Peterco's logo on the back on the housing.
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Front view.
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Peterco's 16" pedestrian signal for New York City appeared as early as 1987, and it is believed that 1990 was the last year of manufacture for it. It would not be until about three years that the DOT would make the permanent transition to plastic pedestrian signals.
An interesting characteristic about the signal that makes it unique in its own way is with regards to how it was illuminated. Both in the daytime and at night, when "DONT WALK" appeared illuminated, the lamp behind the lens piece did not evenly distribute the light. That said, in the center, it appeared unusually brighter than the rest. Due to the quality and construction of the lens itself, the flaw was inevitable, and all Peterco units citywide had the issue as I recall.
Compared to its the Winko-Matic VI 2L, the Peterco had some minor differences, such as different shades of Portland orange and Lunar white, compact arrangement of letters, and font.
The picture below gives you an idea of what I discussed above. My Winko-Matic VI 2L, also from New York City, is to the right, while the Peterco signal is to the left.
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Here's a video of both of them operating in perfect harmony.
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I'd be lucky to add that into a collection