EF-70 Electromechanical Controller and Cabinet  

MFR:  Eagle Signal Corporation & Eagle Gulf Western.
Make:  EF-70 
Years Made:  Unknown
Estimated Year:  1975-1976 

Orig City:  Controller - Northern Michigan / Bay City area
Orig City:  Cabinet - Omaha, NE, Intersection of 51^st & Underwood
Orig Color:  Unpainted

Current Color:  Oliver Green, Black, Silver

Notes, Commentary, Restoration: 
From included documentation, the controller had been used well up into the 90's and maintained regularly.  The cabinet had its last service call in 2003 and removed sometime after that.

This Eagle EM-Series cabinet has been repainted and prepared for operation. Purchased from Scott Signal Co. to use with an existing EF-70 controller, this unit features the older pressboard style backplane and brass terminal posts, with a round style connector. Overall in good condition, it had an assortment of decal residues as well as several drilled and patched holes. Despite being unpainted until now, the only corrosion was on the back where two pole mount brackets were affixed (now removed). The unit was belt-sanded on the rough sides before applying three coats of Valspar Oil Base Metal Primer, Grey. Once cured for a week it was medium sanded before applying four coats of Valspar Oil Base Enamel, Farm Series Oliver Green before overcoating with a couple coats of generic clear. A day later, Do it Best Hardware Gloss Black was used to fill in the nameplate area, followed a few hours later by some ACE Silver for the lettering and the stripes of the cabinet. 

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