Desk set with a speaker, perfect for a fountain pen and ham radio nerd

I won this on ebay. I've never seen one before. It should be perfect for my ham radio station :) (I already have an Esterbrook desk pen there)

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/rc0AA...nm/s-l1600.jpg

I wonder how common they are?

cheers! Mike

Is it possible that this was used as an office intercom?

"Alexa, buy me another bottle of Serenity Blue"

Yeah, office intercom or perhaps even a speaker-phone was my first guess. Although, either one would require a microphone as well...

Any captain of industry or corporate exec would be proud to have such a stylish art-deco desk accessory :D

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Originally Posted by although

Yeah, office intercom or perhaps even a speaker-phone was my first guess. Although, either one would require a microphone as well...

Any captain of industry or corporate exec would be proud to have such a stylish art-deco desk accessory :D

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Great for an Ipod.

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Originally Posted by although

Yeah, office intercom or perhaps even a speaker-phone was my first guess. Although, either one would require a microphone as well...

Any captain of industry or corporate exec would be proud to have such a stylish art-deco desk accessory :D

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The speaker come could double as a microphone diaphragm. A transducer is a transducer.


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Well, it cleaned up nicely and now it's back in service! I did swap the strange telephone style speaker out for a normal 8ohm unit. The old speaker had, what looks to be, a date stamp of 1/53 on it. Which jives with the snorkel size trumpet.

I need to find a black snorkel desk pen now... The only one I've got is brown :(

Anyway, I've got it wired up to my 2m ham radio. It sounds great!

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/61...3393449f04.jpg

Now it makes sense! Great photo.

How did I miss this thread. Awesome find, and rescue!!

Nice rig!

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