With
electromagnetic ("auto-dynamic") speaker system in
walnut veneer cabinet on foot with a geometric coromandel wood
cross.
A
metal enclosure, containing a choke coil and paper
capacitor is screwed on the loudspeaker.
This construction serves as a
DC filter.
The
loudspeaker was sold in France as
"Coffret".
The
original price in The Netherlands was fl 65,-
The
coromandel wooden cross was restored and the cabinet was
refurbished by antique restorer Ruben Spelbos in
Utrecht.
Data
Made in:
1930
Given to
me in:
2017
Dimensions
(h x w x d):
42.5 x 42.5 x 19 cm
Serial number:
19887
Diameter
cone:
26 cm
DC
resistance:
550
(choke coil) and
1800 ohms
Weight:
4.5 kg
What was
broadcast in 1930?
Listen to "Happy
days are here again" by the Show Band of the
Casino de Paris, recorded in 1930
Back
Inside
Type plate
Advertising for
the Philips 2030 from 1930
Advertisement
for Philips loudspeakers in Philips Bulletin of May 1931.
Designed by Jan van Wees (1902-1986). De loudspeakers from the top
down: 2040, 2007, 2030/31, 2110/11, 2120/21,
2024/25, 2108/09, 2112/13, 2088/89, 2018/19.