Silvertone WLS Horn Speaker Model 1
Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)
- Year
- 1925
- Category
- Loudspeaker, headphone or earphone
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 363574
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- Brand: Silvertone
Side 1 showing very clean finish
Front view of horn outlet
Close up view of placard
1920s magazine advertisement
- Wave bands
- - without
- Power type and voltage
- No Power needed
- Loudspeaker
- Horn
- Material
- Special material, described in the notes.
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Silvertone WLS Horn Speaker Model 1 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 13 x 21.5 x 7 inch / 330 x 546 x 178 mm
- Notes
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This 1925 Silvertone WLS Horn Speaker Model 1 is composed of what is commonly known as "Pot Metal" although there are other models composed of both Pot metal and Bakelite.
The driver measures a resistance of 1450 Ohms.
The bell (made of bakelite) measures 13 inch diameter. The base (Made from cast aluminum) measure 7 inch diameter and the hieght is 21.5 inches.
Shipping wieght was 10 pounds in the original advertisement.
Output is a solid 1450 ohms which is sensitive enough to be used with a single stage amplifier.
Sold by Sears, Roebuck and company in Chicago, Illinois, USA, the "WLS" stands for "Worlds Largest Store" which in fact it may have been at the time.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 9 lb 7 oz (9.438 lb) / 4.285 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 11.75 USD
- Author
- Model page created by Robert Root. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 5598 models, 3249 with images and 4307 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)
Collections
The model Silvertone WLS Horn Speaker is part of the collections of the following members.