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Webster Electronics speaker
Webster Electronics speaker

Webster Electronics speaker

Object number1996.051.0004
Datecirca 1940
ClassificationsArtifacts
ObjectSpeaker
Credit LineThom Dublin Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumWood, Metal, Plastic
Dimensions5 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (14 x 13.3 x 12.1 cm)
Collections
DescriptionWebster Electronic Co. Telehome speaker for an intercom system from the Texas School Book Depository. The speaker has a dark wood case with metal mesh on two sides and three cream-colored buttons on the top. One face of the speaker has a metal plate reading "Telehome; Webster Electric Co., Racine, Wis, USA". There are frayed wires attached to the underside of the speaker. Sticker on bottom (partially torn) reads: "Model. 5D45 SERIAL B 10126 Webster Electric Co. Racine Wisconsin P10702 United States of America 359-731"
Curatorial Commentary
When he donated these items, Mr. Dublin told me he found them in a large pile of discarded equipment outside the former Texas School Book Depository years after the assassination and thought they looked interesting. Whether this speaker was in use in 1963 is unknown. It may have been discarded after the Texas School Book Depository company moved out in 1970. - Gary Mack, Curator