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Anita Fennerty
May 19, 2013, 11:17:53 AM5/19/13
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Hi, I have a 1950's Weathers Industries console speaker system. 3 piece still in original boxes although main speaker shows wear to the top of the cabinet it has been in a box since the late 60's. Blonde wood all stand 30" main system speaker is about 26" x 32" 2 sides about 26" x 12. Does anyone know the approximate value of the system? I know it was very expensive when purchased in the 50's. Thanks Anita
William Sommerwerck
May 19, 2013, 11:35:46 AM5/19/13
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"Anita Fennerty" wrote in message
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This was probably the first consumer satellites-plus-woofer system. It
probably would not have been very expensive, because Weathers was a genius at
doing things well at low cost.
If you could post pictures...
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probably would not have been very expensive, because Weathers was a genius at
doing things well at low cost.
If you could post pictures...
Tom Hoehler
May 19, 2013, 11:42:09 AM5/19/13
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"William Sommerwerck" <grizzle...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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back in the late fifties, the local hifi salons would sponsor a weekend
equipment fair at a prominent hotel. I will always be grateful to my Dad who
would take me to them. Turntables, vacuum toobs, horn speakers, oh my!
Tom
Tom
Anita Fennerty
May 19, 2013, 12:33:13 PM5/19/13
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Anita Fennerty
May 19, 2013, 12:40:05 PM5/19/13
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On Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:17:53 AM UTC-4, Anita Fennerty wrote:
> Hi, I have a 1950's Weathers Industries console speaker system. 3 piece still in original boxes although main speaker shows wear to the top of the cabinet it has been in a box since the late 60's. Blonde wood all stand 30" main system speaker is about 26" x 32" 2 sides about 26" x 12. Does anyone know the approximate value of the system? I know it was very expensive when purchased in the 50's. Thanks Anita
Hi, I downloaded the photo's to my computer but cannot figure out how to post them to the group. I took the speakers out of the boxes and realized although they all are matching cabinets the two side speakers are KLH. and seem newer than the Weathers speaker. can I send you the photo's directly?
> Hi, I have a 1950's Weathers Industries console speaker system. 3 piece still in original boxes although main speaker shows wear to the top of the cabinet it has been in a box since the late 60's. Blonde wood all stand 30" main system speaker is about 26" x 32" 2 sides about 26" x 12. Does anyone know the approximate value of the system? I know it was very expensive when purchased in the 50's. Thanks Anita
William Sommerwerck
May 19, 2013, 2:29:16 PM5/19/13
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> I downloaded the photos to my computer but cannot figure out
> I took the speakers out of the boxes and realized although they
> all are matching cabinets the two side speakers are KLH and
> Can I send you the photos directly?
I'm sending my address in separate e-mail.
> how to post them to the group.
I don't know whether there's a binary group for RAR.
> I took the speakers out of the boxes and realized although they
> seem newer than the Weathers speaker.
That pretty much destroys their collectivity.
> Can I send you the photos directly?
I'm sending my address in separate e-mail.
William Sommerwerck
May 19, 2013, 2:44:36 PM5/19/13
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Based on the photos...
The "satellite" speakers are KLH Model Sixes. They were a popular speaker, and
have no particular value.
The Weathers appears to be a woofer. I'm unfamiliar with it. I'd always
thought the woofer for the Weathers satellite system was a fairly small box
that slipped under the sofa, but I could be wrong.
Ms Fennety, if you could send a photo of the woofer's back panel, I could
perhaps get a handle on this.
The "satellite" speakers are KLH Model Sixes. They were a popular speaker, and
have no particular value.
The Weathers appears to be a woofer. I'm unfamiliar with it. I'd always
thought the woofer for the Weathers satellite system was a fairly small box
that slipped under the sofa, but I could be wrong.
Ms Fennety, if you could send a photo of the woofer's back panel, I could
perhaps get a handle on this.
William Sommerwerck
May 19, 2013, 8:15:35 PM5/19/13
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It turns out that the "middle" speaker is not a woofer, but a full-range
system, the Weathers Decorator.
Ms Fennerty stumbled across it in the January, 1958 issue of "High Fidelity".
system, the Weathers Decorator.
Ms Fennerty stumbled across it in the January, 1958 issue of "High Fidelity".
William Sommerwerck
May 19, 2013, 8:40:20 PM5/19/13
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Those who are interested might wish to go to www.vintagevacuumaudio.com and
browse their collection of Audio, High Fidelity, and Stereo Review from 1952
to 1962.
Need I say that, in that era, "music" meant "classical music".
browse their collection of Audio, High Fidelity, and Stereo Review from 1952
to 1962.
Need I say that, in that era, "music" meant "classical music".
dave
May 19, 2013, 11:05:36 PM5/19/13
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