Speaker

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OBJECT TYPE: CONE/TABLE
DATE: 1920–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0293.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 200
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET HAS FABRIC SPEAKER GRILL COVERS. FABRIC COVERING ON CONNECTING WARES; METAL CONNECTORS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 37.3 cm
Width: 16.2 cm
Height: 34.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Westinghouse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SPEAKER USED IN 1920S+
Canada: THIS TYPE OF SPEAKER MFD IN HAMILTON, ON BY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD. IN 1920S.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL SIGNALS INTO AUDIO WAVES AND AMPLIFY THE SOUND.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF CONE LOUD SPEAKER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate fixed to cabinet reads "Westinghouse/ Cone Loud Speaker/ TYPE 200./ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA./ K.G.". Red, goldtone & black decal on underside of base is damaged; reads "SMS [?]/RADIO/ CABINETS/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THE STRATHROY FURNITURE/ COMPANY LIMITED/ STRATHROY, ONT./ GENUINE/ DUCO/ FINISH".
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 12/19/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: DARK WOOD CABINET. GOLD & BROWN FINELY WOVEN FABRIC SPEAKER COVER. DARK BROWN WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON CONNECTION WIRES; SILVER METAL CONNECTOR POINTS.
Decoration: N/A

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