What is this old thing from1929?

[Circlotron]

Maybe a cinema amplifier?

 

[Circlotron]

The guts close up

Original size pic.

 

[Shoog]

I recovered bits out of a very similar thing myself in the recycling center a few years ago. My guess would be a small transmitter.

Shoog

 

[DF96]

Is there a labelled front panel on the other side?

 

[CarlyBoy]

The fact that the second and third tiers are identical makes me think left and right channel of... something

 

[kevinkr]

I'm thinking early theater amp rack given what appears to be two identical PP power amplifiers on the lower shelves.

 

[lcsaszar]

Circlotron has given a hidden hint:

The Apparatus: 1929 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive

and

Now Hear This: 1929 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive

 

[rif]

PA system for an army base? Looks like there's a microphone on the left but has stereo amps in the rack for music

 

[Cal Weldon]

The top one is a preamp/tuner? The three round pots at the bottom left for are for Volume, Balance and Tone?

EDIT: Should have read oshifis post before posting.

 

[simon7000]

Well for those who didn't click on the second website, it is a radio/pa for a veterans hospital.

 

[Circlotron]

Aha. Should have waited for a day till the front side photo turned up.
Hospital PA? "Calling Dr Howard, Dr Fine, Dr Howard".
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/w...540143046bceb4-Stooges_MenInBlack_stooges.jpg

 

[eyoung]

Looks very Atwater Kent-ish....

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[Eli Duttman]

Somebody mentioned selenium rectifier. Given the "vintage", copper oxide has to be considered too.

 

[Wavebourn]

Looks more like tehephone repeater. It is not stereo, it is bi-directional.

 

[Don Hills]

Yeah, I saw "1929", and I saw "stereo", and I smiled to myself...