I checked his other items for sale. There is also 811B listed. On the back of the flange is a stencil " MADE IN U.S.A.". Now i you look at the early models he has listed on the back of the flange is what looks to be the very same stencil, MADE IN U.S.A. Perhaps a very close production run between the two. Doug
Steve is pretty accurate on his dating. To back him up, take a look at the 1954 catalog at LH
Page 13, two piece horn.
Back cover, old one piece.
I had a couple pairs one not sure of date and one pair 1952. There was an overlap where both horns were available.
From what I understand the one piece resulted in a lot of rejects. It was a complicated multi-piece mold and if parts of the mold shifted the horn was ruined. The two piece used cheaper tooling and created less scrap.
FWIW the 802 originally used the same 3 bolt mount as JBL one inchers later used. When the horns, specifically the 808, went to 2 piece castings, it was changed to 2 bolt.
Here's an 801B (field core 802) see top image
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
Steve is indeed correct in his dating of these as I understand it they are 1952 and prior. This has been discussed here one other time that I am aware of when another pair came up for sale. It will be very interesting to see what they sell for as I own a pair of these except mine have been coated with sound deadening and painted therefore not original and yes they are a one piece, probably a sand cast unit. They sound very nice.
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