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== Corporate History and Overview  ==
 
== Corporate History and Overview  ==
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[[File:Boyd_2011_LC.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Former Boyd office as seen in 2011.]]
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Boyd Traffic Control Equipment represented and distributed for manufacturers traffic equipment, with a head office located at 3103 W. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio.  They sold a complete line of two and three color traffic lights as well as street signs, both embossed steel and cast aluminum, along with markers and flashers.  Their appearance on the market was very limited, it is believed they were formed on January 24, 1930 and lasted only for the year.
  
  
== Traffic Signals ==
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==Boyd Signal Equipment==
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[[File:Boyd_3sec_LC.png|200px|thumb|left|Boyd Signal, Three Light Version]]
 
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[[File:Boyd_2sec_LC.png|200px|thumb|right|Boyd Signal, Two Light Version]]
=== Four Ways ===
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One of their better known products was the four-way signal known as the Master Signal produced by the American Crucible Products Company from Northern Ohio. For further detail see [[American Crucible - The Master Signal]].
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=== Adjustables ===
 
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== Pedestrian Signals ==
 
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=== Vehicle Heads (Round) ===
 
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=== Vehicle Heads (Square Door Adapters) ===
 
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=== Pedestrian/Sign Heads (Rectangular) ===
 
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== Informational Signals and Signs ==
 
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== Lenses ==
 
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=== Pedestrian ===
 
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==== Symbols ====
 
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=== Special ===
 
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== Controllers ==
 
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== Hardware ==
 
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== Miscellaneous Images ==
 
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== Relevant Patents ==
 
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== References ==
 
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Corporate History and Overview

Former Boyd office as seen in 2011.

Boyd Traffic Control Equipment represented and distributed for manufacturers traffic equipment, with a head office located at 3103 W. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio. They sold a complete line of two and three color traffic lights as well as street signs, both embossed steel and cast aluminum, along with markers and flashers. Their appearance on the market was very limited, it is believed they were formed on January 24, 1930 and lasted only for the year.


Boyd Signal Equipment

Boyd Signal, Three Light Version
Boyd Signal, Two Light Version

One of their better known products was the four-way signal known as the Master Signal produced by the American Crucible Products Company from Northern Ohio. For further detail see American Crucible - The Master Signal.