Speaker used as part of a DJ setup
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Altec Lansing, American, founded 1936
label: Used by
content: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A speaker rectangular in shape and painted black. The top of the front of the speaker concaves inward, towards the back. The back of the concaved section is covered in mesh. At the bottom of the concaved section there is a metal plate that reads: [PROPERTY OF M&M STUDIO / 2503 3RD AVENUE / BRONX, NEW YORK 10451 / (212) 292- 3683]. The bottom portion of the front is covered in mesh. The back of the speaker has an outlet at the bottom. The proper right and proper left sides, the bottom, and the top of the speaker are all flat and painted black.
place: label: Place used
content: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Angelo T. King / The Original DJ Tony Tone AKA Tony Crush of The Cold Crush Brothers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.47.9
objectType: label: Type
content: loudspeakers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood , plastic and mesh
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 42 × 30 × 23 1/2 in., 102 lb. (106.7 × 76.2 × 59.7 cm, 46.3 kg)