When the City of Hoboken upgraded the traffic signals along Washington Street in 2018, two of the oldest operating signals in the state were finally retired. We installed the 1930s Horni Signal from Washington & 1st Street in the Hoboken Historical Museum, and as a token of their appreciation, the museum staff graciously gave us the 1947 Marbelite from Washington & 5th Street. I kept one of the signal heads from the 4-head cluster…

After more than 70 years of outdoor service, this signal still has its original Kopp No. 66 lenses, door-mounted glass reflectors, and “Mickey Mouse” style brass wing nuts from its 1930s Horni ancestry. Very cool stuff! I replaced the sockets with 3D-printed reproduction sockets made by collectors Matt Cornely and Larry Currie. I also extracted one broken visor screw and re-tapped the hole (thanks for the hands-on tutorial, Ed Tapanes!) .