Speaker technologies

Looking for technical info all about speaker technologies from the 20’s through the 50’s. Looking for that “rare” detail about dynamic vs non-dynamic, power handling, load, inductance, etc? Can anyone point me references that can give me these? Almost none of the technical schematics of these eras provide this, nor do the various parts catalogs. These just show a “speaker” and of it is a electrodynamic or not. And what the specifications are for these? Did Jensen ever put together a catalog that would help take any mystery out of what the best speakers are for various radio brands? Did Scott ever provide specs for the speakers they sold or recommended for their radios? If so, where would that be found?  Thanks. 

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    Mark Schroeder

    Great info again, David. Thank you for the heads up also on the power application. 

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    Thomas Day

    For my second Allwave 23 that was missing the speaker, I put together a new output transformer and made up the needed power resistors to replace the field coils. This lets me use any speaker system. Will check it all out soon.

    Thom. 

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    Mark Schroeder

    Just for reference for anyone else. This 1937 Lafayette catalog lists several different speaker mfgrs and many of them describe the power rating, voice coil and field impedance's beginning on page 64.

    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/Lafayette-Catalo...