Magnavox Speaker Driver for Amplifier Horn, circa 1924
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Artifact Overview
This is a speaker driver--the electrical device that produces sound through a speaker. Consumers connected this driver to a separate speaker horn to amplify and direct the sound. At this time, listeners were accustomed to buying multiple components to power their radio listening apparatus.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Transducer
Date Made
circa 1924
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.8282
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Metal
Nickel (Metal)
Textile
Wood (Plant Material)
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 9 in
Inscriptions
plaque:
Magnavox Radio
Patented Made in U.S.A.
Type R-2 Mod. C No 12351
The Magnavox Co.
Oakland, California
underside:
[instructions for operation]
[patent dates February 3, 1920 - February 23, 1923]
handwritten:
R-2164
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