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 made by Altec. The speaker is rectangular in shape and is painted black. The top of the front of the speaker concaves inward, towards the back. The concaved sides have white and blue stickers on them that read: [ALTEC / Voice of the Theatre]. The middle of the front is black and white and reads: [ALTEC]. The bottom portion of the front is covered in mesh. The back of the speaker has outlets and the proper right and proper left sides of the speaker have handles. The bottom of the speaker has four casters at each corner.
place: label: Place used
content: 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
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
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: 2012.47.7
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 (not including wheels): 42 × 29 11/16 × 24 in. (106.7 × 75.4 × 61 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (including wheels): 46 3/16 × 29 11/16 × 24 in., 133 lb. (117.3 × 75.4 × 61 cm, 60.3 kg)