Siren #299: Midnight
Siren #299: Midnight
Our Sawdust Sirens are old style acoustic amplifiers for your new phone's speaker. Simply put your phone in and have a listen.
This Model H Atwater Kent Radio Speaker Horn was originally manufactured in Philadelphia in the 1920’s. It would have had a cast iron base with a speaker driver. It has its original green label and is married to a reclaimed walnut base. The base was crafted from a tree that fell on Walnut Lane in Swarthmore, PA during a Derecho in 2020.
Midnight stands approximately 19” tall with a 14.5” bell. The whole piece is 9.75” deep x 14.55” wide x 20.5” tall. The base is finished with Betty’s Board Butter (beeswax & mineral oil). You may want to re-oil the base occasionally.
Each Siren is signed on the bottom of the base. If your phone has stereo options you may want to play around with mono and stereo settings to see which you prefer.