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Horn Loudspeaker, by S. G. Brown, London, c.1923

Inventory Number 89842


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.89842

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Wireless Preservation Society (founder Douglas Byrne) in 2005, per R. A. H. Burman and G. R. Bussey. One of six items from the Society's collection presented to the Museum in connection with the acquisition of the Marconi Collection to illustrate the first decade of radio receivers.
Physical material
Wood
Metal
Paint
Object type
Radio communication
Dimensions
Diameter: 345mm Height: 580mm Weight: 2.85kg
Inventory No
89842
Accession Number
2005-8/3

Description

Large wooden horn mouth mounted on curved metal body with decorative bird at base of horn. Circular base with positive and negative terminals and an adjusting screw.