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BIRD CRAPPED BASE!

Date: 1924
Inventory Number: DPWN0043
Classification: Speaker
Subject:
communications,
Maker: Western Electric Company (1881 - 1995)
Place of Origin:New York ?, United States
Dimensions:
23 x 63 x 54 cm (9 1/16 x 24 13/16 x 21 1/4 in.)
Material:
paper, textile, metal,
Description:
2-part paper cone supported by circular metal backing connected to base,Same as DPWN34 - 38, 44
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  • radio
Signedprinted on back of cone: 540-AW / TRADE MARK / Western Electric / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / PAT. IN U.S. JAN. 18 1921 PATENTS APPLIED FOR / MADE IN U.S.A.
FunctionTransduces electrical signals into sound
Historical Attributesbrand new, never unpacked

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