Albert Hunt (inventor)

Albert C. Hunt was the inventor of the wigwag, a grade crossing signal used in transportation.[1] Hunt was a mechanical engineer from Southern California. He invented the wigwag in the early 1900s out of the necessity for a safer railroad grade crossing. Hunt was associated with the Pacific Electric interurban streetcar railroad.[2]

References
  1. DelVecchio, Rick (January 26, 2002). "Wigwag War / Point Richmond residents fight to save artifacts from the low-tech era". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  2. Florence, S.R. (July 10, 1929). "Conceived and Developed Wig-Wags" (PDF). Pacific Electric Magazine. No. Vol. 14 No. 2. p. 6. Retrieved April 4, 2021.


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