Vintage Speaker ID

[Phil Divine]

Can anyone ID this speaker? It was given to me for free. Needed some TLC but sounds very good. I am guessing it is from a production amp, and Canadian, since I am in Canada.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u28/Frank_Sheehan/P3050075.jpg

Thanks

[Southbay Ampworks]

145 prefix = Consolidated according to Weber's site.

http://www.webervst.com/morecode.html

[Phil Divine]

Thanks. So I assume that Consolidated is/was a manufacturer of speakers? Any idea what amps they'd be in.

[SatelliteAmps]

Consolidated was a manufacturer of speakers. They did not make musical instrument speakers, more for radios & general purpose stuff. That most likely came out of a radio.

[donnyjaguar]

Agreed. I'd take it easy with the power input to this thing, guessing 8W is about the limit. Many old speakers were built for efficiency so the consumer-grade equipment they were used in could use very low output (cheap) powered amplifiers.

[SatelliteAmps]

I bet 8 watts would pop that thing. I would say 4 watts might be safer.

[Phil Divine]

Really. I have it in a single ended 6v6 amp running about 5-7 watts and it sounds like god. But I did have to repair the cone the other day, because it is so deteriorated around the surround. The thing appears to be on its last leg. I guess I'll just have to enjoy it on it's way out the door!
Thanks folks.

[epluribus]

If by the surround you mean the flotation ring, those are relatively easy to replace. IIRC Weber has kits for that.

--Ray