I have 2 Marx crossing bell signals. They have a crossbuck on top, and a bell on the bottom. The bell seems to be one used for a bicycle. When were these made?
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The No. 418 Automatic Bell Ringing Signal appeared in at least one catalog in 1935. I don't know how long production lasted, however.
This one?
Can't help you with the date, but I can say that it is the most annoying accessory I own. I would get one of the Marx short insulated rail things to activate it.
J White
If you activate it with a relay and timer,hooked to an insulated outside rail,you can make it ring a short time when the train approaches. This actually is prototypical as I remember waiting for trains in NJ,a bell would ring for a few seconds as the train approached. This would be much less annoying and make it an asset..
Dale H
There was a bell near the ceiling in the waiting room of the Reading station at Hamburg, PA (actually West Hamburg - west of the Schuylkill River). It rang when a train approached and passengers went out to board it.
Originally Posted by jay jay:
The No. 418 Automatic Bell Ringing Signal appeared in at least one catalog in 1935. I don't know how long production lasted, however.
It was still in the 1954 catalog, but gone by 1958 as most accessories were now plastic.
Steve
I plan to use mine just for the winter ***** season.
They are like the one in the pic above
I have a number of Marx items on my tin layout. Here's a trio of crossing signals. And have to agree that the bell on that one is awfully annoying. I disconnected it! 
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The bell ringing wig wag on the left is probably the coolest one Marx made, but definitely annoying.
Steve
Originally Posted by johnstrains:
I have a number of Marx items on my tin layout. Here's a trio of crossing signals. And have to agree that the bell on that one is awfully annoying. I disconnected it!
Set thing to a timer, and it can wake the dead from sleep!
