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There's a set at the shop that my Daddy built in '59-'60. A little larger set, has spare headlight bulbs and the smaller bulbs in it, as well.
 
Yep, have a set I used to carry in the trunk of my "company car" when I was still working and on the road a lot. My "company car" was actually my own car that I used only for my work, never for personal use. I was paid milage for all my travel & it was easier for tax purposes to have a dedicated work vehicle. Found them at a farm sale, complete in the box. I think I gave $5 for the box.
 
LOL, good one John ! Sure do remember those. We used to re-sell former power company trucks, they all had these in them, maybe a different brand, the case was not silver, more like OD Green or something. We had them in our trucks as well.

These fall along the lines of smudge pot road flares, road sign reflectors with the marble like things, and many others. Don't believe I've seen a smudge pot in use since the 80's.
 
Had a set that belonged to my Grandpa that were just like those, except the box had the International triple diamond logo on the box lid.
 
Pretty poplar in there day , had several sets, does anyone remember what also came along right after them the fuse thing that looked like a stick of dynamite with a nail in the bottom. They were used for the same purpose.
 
All the freight delivery tractors at B&H Freight, where I worked, had them on board. While having them in use once, a passing car stopped, door opened, and the jack-asp reached out and stole one of them. I was so surprised that I didn't get his plates. gm
 
Good morning: An antique store near me has a box with a set of reflectors, possibly similar to the picture. I would say no one seems to want them, they have been in the store for several years.

Are they still legal for intended purpose, or more like a novelty? Some folks might want to display them with their antique vehicle at a show...

Dennis M. in W. Tenn.
 

I remember the box being attached somewhere to the inside of the cab. I am pretty sure that the truck was originally a fleet unit.
 
Today, the equivalent units are triangles and there is some yellow in there as well with the orange or red around the perimeter ..... I guess part of the standardization of safety that is used probably world wide. I can't see any issue with the ones in your pictures, they'd serve the same purpose right?
 
Yep, remember them. We had a set that had springy rods included with red cloths with a hem on one side, slide the rod in the hem and stick the rod in a hole on the flare and it made a flag in addition to the reflectors.
 
I think I remember seeing a set somewhere not sure where or when. Been a long time though, never had any. I've got the plastic triangles in both trucks here.
 
I have a set of them and they are in use (as in redy to deploy as needed in my CJ3B I also have a set of stacked smudge flares in a bracket. It is not deployed but may eventually go on the back of the CJ. Jim
 
(quoted from post at 10:50:02 01/16/21) Good morning: An antique store near me has a box with a set of reflectors, possibly similar to the picture. I would say no one seems to want them, they have been in the store for several years.

Are they still legal for intended purpose, or more like a novelty? Some folks might want to display them with their antique vehicle at a show...

Dennis M. in W. Tenn.
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have several sets I have picked up along the way. Keep a set in my '64 International Emeryville cabover for "show" also carry a set of triangles.
 
When they closed the fertilizer company they had four or five sets of these I am not sure if I ended up with a set or not
 
There is a set of those on my dad's old garage. I never seen them used. They were always in that box in his garage.
 
My dad still has a set of those but not sure why he has them. He also had a bunch of the flares but we used them to light brush piles.
 
Stupid story about flares. My cousin and I would put gas on a brush pile and throw a flare to light it and watch it go boom...so what does a 13 year old boy Try? This was the 80s and the Duke Boys were on the air so I taped a flare to an arrow and tried to launch one in the pile with my new bear Jennings bow. Well the arrow went stage left and land a few inches from my 4 wheeler. Lucky nothing burt down that day.
 
I have a set similar in my 54 chevy flat bed. Dad must have put the in the cab. I thought it is was a law to have them, so I just left them there. I guess they are still there, along with every thing else on the floor Stan
 
I have a couple of the old fuzees on my workbench right now, trying to figure out what to do with them. The ones that I have came out of an old company truck from the 60's. They don't have the nail in the bottom. The railroad fuzees had the nail - those railroad caboose guys could light a fuzee and stick the nail in a railroad tie in one smooth motion.
 
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