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Those are NOT speakers; that is a stereo microphone from Philips.
I recognize it from a circa 1970s cassette system that I owned. The cassette system (stereo cassette with built-in amplifier and speakers, all finished in walnut wood) was branded “Bell & Howell” but was OEMed from Philips and manufactured in Austria
Those are NOT speakers; that is a stereo microphone from Philips.
I recognize it from a circa 1970s cassette system that I owned. The cassette system (stereo cassette with built-in amplifier and speakers, all finished in walnut wood) was branded “Bell & Howell” but was OEMed from Philips and manufactured in Austria