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Speaker Gallery

Cathedral cone (1926) Path phono & radio Company, Brooklyn

Rare Speaker

 This 1926 Cathedral Cone Speaker is fairly rare.

A Large Cone Speaker

The Cathedral measures 17 inches in diameter.

Restored

The cone and window shades were made by noted 1920s cone speaker restorer, Buford Chidester. Thank you, Buford.  Check out our YouTube video on cone speakers!

 (3) Cone Speakers - Works of Art - YouTube 

splitdorf MOdel D Speaker horn

 

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Arkay Speaker horn (1921) Riley-Klotz Manu., Newark, N.J.

One And Only

  The Arkay was the only speaker horn Riley-Klotz ever manufactured. It was available in black enamel and polished Nickel finishes.

 

1922 Advertisement

There's not much information about the Riley-Klotz Manufacturing Company available. This is the only advertisement found from the company.

Reproducer 415 (1926) STEWART-WARNER, Chicago

Drum Speaker

This beautifully designed drum speaker performs very well for its era. 

 

Still In Demand

  The model 415 is one of the more sought after 1920s speakers to this day.

EB85 Speaker (1929) Loewe-OPta, Germany

Modern Design

  A Unique modern design made this speaker a stand-out from the end of the 1920s to the early 1930s.

 

 

MODEL 15 AIR COLUMN SPEAKER, 1925 AIR-CHROME CO.

Air Chrome

 This beautiful drum speaker was designed and built by the Air Chrome Company that was located in Irvington, New Jersey.

 

 

O'NEIL JUNIOR 1927 - O'NEIL MANUFACTURING CO.

Little Brother

A fairly rare cone speaker,  the oval measures 16 inches tall.

 

Watch The Video

  See our video on Cone Speakers from the Roaring Twenties - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY9b8ggMvfo 

The "Singing Throat Speaker" 1926 - Starr Piano Co.

Yellow Spruce

The Starr Piano Company of Richmond, Indiana came out with this wooden speaker in 1926. The speaker, made of yellow spruce, produced a fuller and less tinny sound than standard speaker horns of its day.

Construction

  This photo shows the construction of the speaker.

A Natural Sideline

  The wooden speaker was a natural sideline for Starr Piano Company. In addition to pianos, the company also manufactured Victrola's and produced 78rpm records on its own recording label, Gennett.

RadiaLamp 1924 - Radio Lamp Co. New York

Unique Design

 In 1924, Radio Lamp Company in New York City came out with this unique combination of lamp and radio speaker,

dictogrand r3 speaker horn 1923 - Dictograph Products, NY

Unique Design

 No other speaker looked quite like this one. The brass bell, nickel plated trim ring and high gloss wooden base made this low profile speaker horn stand out from others of its time.

 

Not Cheap

$28.50 doesn't sound like much today, but in 1923 it was a lot of money.

Magnavox M-4 Speaker horn - Magnavox, Oakland Calif.

Mighty Mite

Introduced by Magnavox in 1924, the M4 speaker horn was a mini-version of Magnavox's larger horns. The bell was just eleven inches in diameter.

 

Ready To Use

The M4 came with a  Weston adapter, converting its standard two pin connectors to an audio jack plug. More and more radios were dropping the pin connectors.

The enchanter 1927 - Jodra Mfg co., Seattle Washington

Mystery Company

Not much is known about Jodra Manufacturing Company. This cone speaker is the only product it is known to have produced.

 

 

Operadio Speaker 1925 - Montgomery Wards

Spiral Cone Speaker

 One of the rarest enclosed cone speakers from the 1920s. Seldom seen in any condition and almost never in this close to mint condition.

Unique Design

There's simply no other speaker like the Wards Airline Operadio.

Superior Sound

The sound produced by this speaker is the best I've ever heard from a cone speaker.

Model 603 (1925) American-Bosch

The Dragon Speaker

 This cone speaker was the last cone speaker restored by the foremost expert on cone speakers, Buford Chidester. The American-Bosch Model 603 is among the rarest cone speakers from the 1920s.

Unique Design

 The unique artwork on this speaker really sets it apart from other cone speakers, and the sound from this speaker is amazing.

Buford's Passing

 Buford Chidester  died on  October 28th, 1924, just three weeks after finishing his restoration of this speaker. Buford told me he knew of only one other surviving model 603 speaker.

Speaker gallery still under construction

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