Loudspeaker, Radio, and Television Cabinet Designs from the past ... and More

Reddy Kilowatt Kilowatt reminisces about: Radios with unique design, Loudspeaker cabinet developments by decade, and the earliest Television sets and camera's LOUDSPEAKERS   1927 RCA Model 100a 1929 Phillips loudspeaker cabinet-- did not use a back wall       1937 Jensen- first commercial Bass Reflex Cabinet                                                Altec                                                                        Western Electric Ormand 1930's Art Deco Loudspeaker Cabinet   Phillips 1930's Loudspeaker   Phillips 1930 Loudspeakers The ondes Martenot "Martenot waves", also known as the ondium Martenot, Martenot and ondes musicales, is an early keyboard-played electronic musical instrument invented in 1928 by Maurice Martenot and available in the 1930's. The original design was similar in sound to the theremin. The sonic capabilities of the instrument were later expanded by the addition of timbral controls and switchable loudspeakers--   (L-R) A small gong is used as the loudspeaker diaphragm to produce a 'halo' effect rich in harmonics, an iconically lyre-shaped loudspeaker, using strings to produce sympathetic resonances and a traditional, large loudspeaker 1940's Loudspeakers 1940's                                               1950's                           Acoustic Suspension by Acoustic Research 1954               University Loudspeakers 1950's                               1959 Radio Shack Nova 1  1950's Electrostatic Loudspeakers--  Excellent sound but with LOW Sound Pressure Dynamics, sensitivity to ambient humidity levels and a lack of bass response due to phase cancellation from a lack of an enclosure. Fisher XP Series Loudspeakers from 1971 are representative of 1960's - 2000's cabinet style                                                 RADIO                     TELEVISION                              1939 RCA TV Camera electronics                                           1939 RCA TV Camera                                                                                         World's Fair Newscaster 1939                          1939 USA Worlds Fair Television Receiver Exhibit Television Broadcast 1939 Worlds Fair 1932 TV in Germany                                         GE Television prototype- 3 inch Screen                                              GE Tabletop                                      GE Televisions    Altec 250 SU First Mass Produced Mixing Board for Broadcast and Recording