UPDATED 11/06/11
Searchlights For Sale!
The units shown for sale
are
owned by Searchlight Advertising Companies. I do not know
the
condition of these lights, so you must contact the owner. I only
provide this page as a place to display their goods.
Visit my Searchlight hobby page HERE
to learn more about these great machines!
Do you already own a WWII Searchlight?
Visit
my Searchlight Owners Forum HERE
Things
you should know....
Carbon Arc Searchlights come in 3 configurations.
1)A light in it's original W.W.II condition, will
be
in two separate trailers. One unit will be the generator trailer, and
the
other trailer will be the light unit. If you buy a
Searchlight
in its original W.W.II condition, you must also by a trailer to tow the
two units with. See the pictures below. I would not tow original
equipment around more than 25MPH.
2)Another configuration are searchlights
modified,
and mounted on one single trailer. This configuration is more
practical
for business use.
3)Finally, the units can be configured to mount
on
the back of a truck, or even a fire engine!
You should be mechanically inclined....
You will be
maintaining,
and operating a 60 year old "Hercules" Flat head in line 6 cylinder
engine
that drives a 16.7KWV DC generator. You will also be operating
and
maintaining a very powerful Carbon Arc Light with a delicate carbon rod
feed mechanism that you must maintain, and monitor at all times to be
sure
the carbon rods are feeding properly. In most cases, you can't
just
fire this machine up and walk away.
You will also need a good
size truck like a Ford F250, capable to pulling between 4000 to 8000
pounds
depending on your configuration.
What do you get for all
your
trouble? A powerful 800 million candle power beam that is 5 feet
in diameter that reaches 5 miles into the night sky, and can be
seen
for over 35 miles or more when conditions are right. You will be
in charge of one of the most powerful man made light sources in the
world!
You will attract people from miles around . People will come like
bugs to a light. You better like to talk, and meet people, cause
once you fire one of these lights up, they will come, and ask many
questions.
California
Located in San Luis Obispo Ca. $12,000.00
This is a nice Sperry light and generator on a trailer. Runs
great
and nice mirror. The Positive feed relay intermittent needs
some minor work and the generator that charges the battery on the
generator needs to be rebuilt.
Email Larry Rodkey for more information.
ldr@earthlink.net
Located in San Jose Ca. This is a nice Sperry Light great
for
a military restoration. Just needs to be painted O.D. green. This
light has a good mirror and works fine. No working generator for
it, but there are several non working military searchlight
generators
in our yard to choose from that you could get working again.
Call : Dave Orlando
(408) 929-4455
Another Sperry Light on a trailer pictured below Located in
Northern California Bay area. $15,000.00
Call : Dave Orlando
(408) 929-4455
Indiana
Located in Hartford, Indiana, a nice GE light and Generator on a new
trailer, asking $11,500.00.
The trailer is all new with 2 new 7000# rubber torsion axles. I
have had it about 2,5 to 3 years and purchased all the material for the
new trailer pretty soon after buying the light.(it was on the old
military
mountthat had been cobbled together and had 1 steering axle and then 2
axles tandam under the light) it puilled like a worn out hay
wagon
zigging and zagging. It was operating well at the time of purcahse and
I was waiting to refire it until the trailer was finished. At this
point
the brake away switch for the electric brakes and the taillights
stillneed
finished. So I haven't started the light ( I had the generator
converted
to 12 volts so I could run the trailer brake away with the same
battery)
Long story.
Contact:
Mike Guffey
765-348-5128
Guffeymk@aol.com
Indiana
SPERRY:$5,000.00 or make offer. Must
sell.
Located in Bloomington Indiana, shown red, but has since just been
repainted
black. Engine runs perfect, no valve-train noise original
6v
operating system, uses no oil, and no smoke. New spare brushes, 100%
overhauled
generator/starter, new voltage regulator, new turntable brushes, new
feed
rollers, new water temp guage, new oil filter, have spares.
Can is in fair shape, some rust. Trailer in great shape, tows
straight.
I have two new axles w/brakes that will go with it, but I'm in the
process
of having them put on. The Mirror: Coated with a reflective
material,
it's the equal of a 4 or 5. Still visible for 10+ miles. No oil
leaks,
no water leaks. Never froze up on me in the winter either.
Fuel always treated. Myself or previous owner never auto-started
this light. Runs great. Hitch lock included. Purchased alone:
$5,000.00
TERMS: I can help deliver, or will hold for pick up. Payment
in Cash. No checks/bank checks.
More photos, visit www.patriotsearchlight.com and e-mail me.
Contact:
John Jefferies
rizzlow@yahoo.com
(812)-369-8284
Iowa
Located in Iowa. Asking
$30,000.00. this Sperry light with General Electric generator
ready
for restoration! Contact...
John R. Sybenga
P.O.Box 322
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
(641-673-4857)
See more photos at.... http://sjcook.com/army/searchlight/
Georgia
Larry Boggs rebuilds Searchlights for rent and for
sale in Hinesville,Ga.
RETIREMENT
SALE
$9500.00
It's time to move some of these machines, plus lots
of
parts.
Located SE of Savannah Ga. $9500.00
GE light & Gen on 74 Ford F600 truck Generator; operates
very well, it has NOS carb and water pump, converted to 12 volts,
electric
fuel pump. The gen. top has been covered in sheet aluminum. It has
aluminum
doors and side panels. Light; is an aluminum drum
unit,
operates very well. New feed rollers in neg. and pos. Reflector
is
good grade (7). Light wired to run in either
direction.
Truck; V8 332 ci 4spd, good tires, recent rear brake work, clutch
replaced, engine changed out and in very good cond. runs fine.
Truck
restored with rust free fenders and lh door. Both light and truck
painted
with polyurethane. Other machines and parts available, too
numerous
to list.
Contact
Larry Boggs
912- 369-6044
Located in Hinesville, GA.GE generator and light unit, $9500.00
Light is aluminum drum unit with a nice mirror.Painted with
polyurethane,
aluminum doors, 30 gal. aluminum gas tank, runs 3 day job at 3 hours
per
day on one full tank. Rebuilt engine,NOS; engine block, pistons, rings,
valves, rod and main bearings. NOS carburator, oil pump,and water pump.
Stock and remote oil filter. Stored inside, less then 20 hours run time
on engine. Runs excellent.
Larry Boggs
912-369-6044
email-larry21957@yahoo.com
GE generator and light unit. $9500.00
Light unit is a steel unit with a nice mirror. White paint is
polyurethane,
black is enamel. The generator housing is coverd or replaced with
aluminum.
The doors are aluminum, it has a 30 gal. gas tank. The engine is
rebuilt,
nos, pistons,rings,valves,rod and main bearings,carburator,oil pump and
water pump. Converted to 12 volts. Both axles have brakes. Runs
excellent.
Larry Boggs
912-369-6044
email-larry21957@yahoo.com
Below is one more GE generator and light unit, $9500.00
Light is a aluminum drum unit with a good mirror.Just painted with
polyurethane, aluminum doors and top on the generator. Rebuilt engine,
pistons,rings,bearings and etc. Converted to 12 volts. Runs
excellent.
Larry Boggs
912-369-6044
email-larry21957@yahoo.com
Hawaii
Here is a GE light and generator mounted on a Crown fire pumper
firetruck
located in Honolulu Hawaii. The price is $29,000.00
for this combo and the price includes shipping to Long Beach,
California.
The light was bought the light in 1989. The searchlight and
generator
were made by GE in 1942, and the light was used in New Mexico by
the Atomic Energy commission, not as a light but as a
reflector
for some unknown experiments. It was picked up by a
Nebraska
light operator, and was brokered to me by John Tyson, the
owner
of Sunray lighting in Los Angeles, who sold his entire parts
inventory
to skyview. When the light arrived in Honolulu, it was
mounted
on its original axles, as was the separate generator.
The firetruck is a 1965 CROWN pumper, originally powered by
a Hall Scott dual distributor engine. It was purchased by the
City
of Honolulu. The firetruck was bought 1990. The water tank
was removed from the pumper and the light and generator was
mounted
on the firetruck. The entire rig was re painted. In 1998 a
military overhaul Cummins Diesel fitted because Hall Scott is out of
business
and distributor parts could not be found.
In 2000 the bimini top for sun and rain protection over the
cab was installed.
Contact John Wiser
808-228-2770
that would be his Cell.
Click on image for larger photo
Texas
Located in Conroe Texas are 10 lights for sale from $6000 to
$8000.
Also many searchlight parts and carbons for sale too
Call: Dick Cruse
(800)-965-2034
skywatch@consolidated.net
Located in Houston Texas, has a searchlight business for
sale.
Sperry light and Generator. Eric's email does not work when I
tried
to contact him because his box is full.
Contact Eric Riley at...
281-682-6380
ericfly@mac.com
www.houstonfirefly.com
Located in Fort Worth. Light up the sky at night with
this 1941 Sperry carbon-arc aluminum searchlight that can be used as a
good source of a second income. The searchlight comes with a
trailer,
weight distributing hitch, a Duplex gas powered generator, and a full
set
of carbons to get you going. Please send me an email with any questions
Price: $9,500 OBO.
Contact: Michael Blair
mblair@kewlcrud.com
Michigan
Located in Detroit Mi, Many GE Generators and parts for GE lights in
a Searchlight Boneyard. Lights are all missing their mirrors. Most of
these
generators were working when taken out of service years ago when the
company
closed.
Also available are a few NEW OLD STOCK Sperry lights and generators
that were never used. They were transported to the shop in Detroit when
they were new in 1949, and never used. Still have original packing
slips
and tags!
Contact
Robert L Doerr 's "Classic Carbon
Arc Searchlight Parts"
586-945-6127 mobile
586-777-1313 evenings (EST)
http://www.searchlightparts.org
Montana
Located in Billings, Montana, Scott Prindle is selling everything,
and
has lots of spare parts that aren't shown for both GE and Sperry. He
also
has about 1500 carbon rods. He wants to sell everything as
a package but will entertain anything.
Call: Scott Prindle
(406)-656-0189
airinflatables@airinflatables.com
scott@airinflatables.com
This Red and Blue GE is a beautiful light and runs like a top-
I am asking $15,000.00 and will throw in some extra's with it - The
trailer
is tandem as you can see and it pulls like a dream -
Scott Prindle "Airinflatables" of Billings,
Montana
Scott Prindle
(406)-656-0189
airinflatables@airinflatables.com
scott@airinflatables.com
(Scott is selling everything
and has lots of parts for both GE and Sperry. He also has about 1500
carbon
rods. He wants to sell everything as a package for
around
$20k to $25k. First come best offer . Give Scott a call.)
http://airinflatables.8k.com/
Virginia
Located in Portsmouth, Va., Jim
Thorton's
"Searchlight Express" is selling his equipment. He has fifthteen
searchlights in very good condition, all of them work, and are mounted
on platform trailers with gas generators. One Skytracker in almost new
condition. He is looking to sell all of them. He also has parts
for
sale. The brass shield, brushes, and good carbon rods. The ones we get
from India are sometime defective.
Jim's PHONE NUMBER is 757-399-8819 or
cell phone 757-617-1903.
Respond to Mr. Thorton. or
Richard C. Harrell 757-396-4765 Cell
757-642-4019
New Zealand
Anthony Lealand of Firework Professionals LTD of New
Zealand
is selling some of his searchlights.
Go to his website at...
http://www.searchlight.co.nz/
firework@firework.co.nz
Cell 0274 347 396
A Sad Site.....A Searchlight bone yard.
Sites to visit....
See Bob Meza's General Electric Searchlight
restoration
click
here
Searchlight Owners Forum click
here
Searchlight History and how they were used in
W.W.
II
click here
See Jim Mulligan's Restored 1942 GE Searchlight
http://www.skylighters.org/photos/mulligan/
http://www.skylighters.org/photos/plaque/plaque.html
Skylighters 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion from
WWII
http://www.skylighters.org/mainmenu.html
Keith Brigstock's Restoraton Project in the
United
Kingdom of a British made Searchlight
http://www.projectoraa150cm.co.uk/
This site is maintained by
Bob Meza
Santa Clarita, California