AK external horn loudspeaker with wooden trumpet
Date: 1920-1925
Inventory Number: DPWN0008
Classification: Speaker
Subject:
Maker: Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company (1919 - 1936)
Place of Origin:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Dimensions:
33 x 36 x 37 cm (13 x 14 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
horn: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
assembly: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.)
horn + throat: 33 cm (13 in.)
Material:
Description:
audio transducer with horn; An audio transducer encased in wooden frame with metal horn and bakelite fixture.
Bee honeycomb in horn! Transducer attached to a cast iron throat with a 90degree bend leading to another ~120 degree bend orthogonal to the first. Flange then attaches tvia wood screws to a wooden rectangular horm.,square wooden horn with diaphragm attached to curved armature
Bee honeycomb in horn! Transducer attached to a cast iron throat with a 90degree bend leading to another ~120 degree bend orthogonal to the first. Flange then attaches tvia wood screws to a wooden rectangular horm.,square wooden horn with diaphragm attached to curved armature
In Collection(s)
SignedATWATER KENT
Inscribed"red" (+) and "black" (-) labels on electrical leads
FunctionTransduces electrical signals into sound