I am now selling my cherished Victorian Boombox as a commission of sorts. It's being marketed as the "iCog Victorian Boombox (TM)." I have placed it on my shop for an interested patron who would like to help me finish the Boombox a little further.
Plainly visible, and the stars of the system are the two metal Victrola-like horns, which actually house two full-range speakers. The main body of the boombox is actually a subwoofer, wrapped in chocolate coloured felt, with a nice stamped Victorian pattern. Three "rusted" metal conduits (painted steel) conduct the electric aural waves to the horns The "binaural" horns are bolted securely to the subwoofer, and you can carry the whole contraption thanks to its ultra sturdy wrought-iron handle. An elegant copper plated bezel lines an opening in a box meant to serve as base for a portable audio device. It was specifically sized for for an iPod Touch 2/3/4 generation and / or an iPhone (R) 4 (I haven't tested with an iPhone (R) 3/3GS or first generation since those are thicker an MAY NOT FIT!! But this being a commission some compromise may be worked out, please inquire).
As shown, the boombox has a stereo 1/8" connector suitable for connection to any device with a headphone/earphone connection which is smaller and or similar in size to the iPod Touch/iPhone4, such as a portable mp3 player, and the plan is to add an apple USB connector to allow the iPhone (R) iPod/iPhone (R) to be charged as well, but that will require some work from my part, including electrical work, which is naturally part of the commission...
Be warned that this is a unique "one-off" construct. I may not be able to make another item like this in some time, since the parts are no longer available. The three main components (subwoofer and Victrola-like horns) are discontinued items from yesteryear, and I may simply never be able to get my hand on those items again.
Getting another subwoofer system may not be hard but the shape of a more modern subwoofer will be different and a newer model is not likely to have a box made of particle board (essential to using Steampunkable hardware the box as the main body of the Victorian Boombox). I do not plan to give up trying to make another boombox, but chances are I will have to re-design the whole system and build parts from scratch to make the next generation Victorian Boombox™. With the holiday season closing in I will not be likely to make another one before next year, assuming I miraculously found the parts again.
For sales, you can contact me through this forum...
Here are some photos for the item as it is now:
This item, is of course, the perfect companion for the iCog Dione (TM) Steampunk case for the iPhone (R) 5 (and soon iPhone (R) 5!),
and the iCog Dionaea (TM) case for the iPad (R) 2 as well!
As always, dear ladies and esteemed gentlemen, I find myself at your humble service,
J. Wilhelm
Apple®, iPad® and iPhone® are trademarks of Apple, Inc.
iCog™, iCog Dione™, iCog Dionaea™, iCog Victorian Boombox™ are trademarks of John William Dunn.
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