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4345
07-02-2007, 02:21 PM
They were described as old theater speakers from the 1920's. 3 feet long.

early 20th century theatre audio speakers - found in the rafters of an old theatre


http://www.urbanremainschicago.com/images/Picture%20960.jpg

Fangio
07-04-2007, 07:36 AM
What are these?
Quite expensive, @ 495$: http://www.urbanremainschicago.com/item.aspx?itemID=769

WAF isn't that great also. :rolleyes:

Steve Schell
07-08-2007, 01:01 PM
Several companies made these "directional baffle" short horns from the 1930s to 1950s. Most of these just loaded a cheap cone driver into a short flare, but RCA made some deluxe ones with big motor/phenolic cone drivers and concentric slit phasing plugs. These Atlas units were listed in a 1939 radio supply catalog.

JBL 4645
07-08-2007, 07:33 PM
If it wasn’t for the picture below I could have sworn they where church bells, the bells the bells, so there Altec horns they look very vintage.