The fascination of vintage hi-fi: A Look Back

@whart  agreed. 

I pulled a single International Projector Co. Horn and folded cab out of an old theater in my town. After some clean up, fresh wire and some sanding, in a word wow!

Friends and family are simply blown away not by it's size, but it's sound, in mono no less. 

I'm getting the feeling that we in this hobby spend a good deal of time chasing the new and shiny (myself included), whereas sometimes there's a hidden and unused gem somewhere. It might just take an enjoyable mini adventure to find it. That and a little elbow grease. 

Cheers

Doug

Thank you for the nice comments my friends. I posted it on here in Virtual Systems. It's listed as doyle3433's horn system or something like that. I posted it Nov 3, 2021. A couple before shots and then finished shot of it in the house. it has a an altec crossover that i don't think is in the pics. I have it hooked up to a little 30w integrated. 

I'll never forget cleaning it up and ran a garden hose down the horn throat, the crud that came spilling out.. yuck.. (of course driver was removed, which feels like it weighs 60lbs)

@whart 

There’s not much information I’ve been able to dig up. It seems the drivers themselves were made by Jensen, for sure the woofer was. I’ve been able to locate a few industry catalogs. They mostly show projectors etc.. but do show the drivers also. When I refinished the cab I left the stencil marking in the back, International Projector Co. NY. 
when I wrestled the horn and cab out of the theater it was mounted in a very substantial 2/4 and plywood mini wall behind the screen. I was covered head to toe in sweat and soot. 
it seems to me that per the catalog, the installation crew were left to their own creativity.

I’m now on the look out for more. My wive is thrilled.