Whitleley Electrical Radio Company Ltd. "Stentorian Baby" cabinet loudspeaker. 6 inch moving coil permanent magnet with tapped transformer and volume control in 10 inch square brown painted wooden case. The transformer tappings are connected to a plug board on the rear. I am not sure how old it is, but I guess it was made between 1938 and 1947. Sets made before the war and shortly after often had connections for external speakers. This one with its many tappings is very versatile and is able to connect to a wide variety of radios.
Michael Mearman has sent me pictures of his "Stentorian Junior" 7" which has been with his family since new (maybe 1948), it was first used with a Philips radio then a Regentone radiogram and now a Grundig transistor radio.
I have done a search on the internet and find that the firm still exists: Whiteley Electronics Ltd have been based in Mansfield for nearly 80 years, they currently have 100 employees and a turnover of £ 4.5m. The firm now designs, manufactures, commissions and services PA, Audio Communication Systems, Electronic Display Systems and Visual passenger Information Systems for trains and buses. Victoria Street Mansfield Nottinghamshire NG18 5RW Tel No: 01623 415600 Fax No: 01623 420484 Email: wel@dial.pipex.com
You will find their website here
This advertisement from 1942 gives an indication of their pre-war product line:
