American Bell by Wayland
American Electric Army & Navy Type Ambassador
Atlas
Multiple
Auth
Allen
Electric
Co.
Automatic Electric
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Airline: A variety of Airline headphones sold by Wards the
earliest ones of the brown bakelite were good quality and very
sensitive, the later small alumunim ones were bottom of the line.
American Bell: Wayland made these cheap consumer grade headphone
circa 1930s, many are still working today as they were cheap and
pleantiful.
Ambassador: Cheap consumer grade headphones, 2000 ohms late
1920's.
American Electric Army Navy: These are quite rare and are high
quality small can headphones.
Atlas: These are small can high quality 1920's headphones similar
in design to the WE 509's and have excellent sensitivity. Very
uncommon, never seen another pair veside this one.
Auth: Another uncommon headset well made 1920's headset.
Allen Electric: Don't know if the big thumb nuts on these are
original but it has all 4 of them, no cord, uncommon set.
Automatic Electric: 1000 ohm headset 1940's vintage, middle of the
road consumer grade headphones.
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Ambassador headphones Radio News, May 1925
American Electric head sets from Radio News, November 1922
Ampl-Tone head sets September, 1922