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They were restored on the tv show American restoration on the history channel.
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I believe that one of the wig-wags was restored on the American Restoration show.
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There were two of these wig-wags restored by Rick Dale on "American Restoration" on the History Channel. It was an incredible restoration as there were no round target plates (they were fabricated from a template), every piece of the mast was bent, twisted, and corroded, the bases were rusted shut, and they had to be completely rewired up to modern code. The lenses in the swinging target were recycled from modern flashing signal masts, and there was only one set of "diamond" brackets (the other set was made from scratch off the size of the original set), and the bell was trashed, dented, and the clapper inside was rusted to the point if wouldn't "ping" the bell. Awesome work to make them both look like they just came from the manufacturer.
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