Washboard owned by Bo Diddley
date: label: Date
content: 1950s-1960s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: National Washboard Company, American, 1903 - 1970s
label: Owned by
content: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: A wood and brass "The Brass King No. 801" washboard manufactured by the National Washboard Company and owned by Bo Diddley. The large, family-size washboard consists of a wood rectangular frame with a central body of textured brass ridges. Along the top of both sides is faded red and black paint. One side reads: [THE / BRASS / KING / TOP NOTCH / SOAP SAVING / FRONT DRAIN]. Paint on reverse side of washboard reads [National Washboard Co. / No / NATIONAL / 801 / TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT OFF MADE IN U.S.A. / MEMPHIS / CHICAGO].
place: label: Place made
content: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.177.7
objectType: label: Type
content: musical instruments
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: paint on wood with brass
label: Dimensions
content: 22 7/8 × 13 × 2 in. (58.1 × 33 × 5.1 cm)