Boombox used by Public Enemy
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1986
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Tecsonic, South Korean
label: Owned by
content: Chuck D, American, born 1960
label: Subject of
content: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
label: Subject of
content: Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984
label: Subject of
content: Terminator X, American, born 1966
label: Subject of
content: Flavor Flav, American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: Professor Griff, American, born 1960
label: Subject of
content: Chaf-Pozi Soweto, South African
notes: label: Description
content: A tecsonic boombox with a light brown metal cover used by Public Enemy. The boombox has a handle at the top, collapsible antenna, six speakers, a radio, a double cassette player, and a number of controls. There are green and black Public Enemy stickers adhered around the left, top, and right sides. There is one sticker on each side and three on the top. All of the stickers have varying degrees of loss. Two cassette compartments marked "METAL / 4 BAND STEREO RECEIVER / DOUBLE CASSETTE PLAYER" and "5-BAND GRAPHIC EQUALIZER MX-900." The large round speaker at the bottom right has a white sticker with black and red print that says "I (heart symbol) / SOWETO / www.iluvsa.co.za / Where: CHAF - POZI / When: 3rd Saturday / of every month." There is a black label with silver text on back of speaker. It reads "TECSONIC / STEREO DOUBLE CASSETTE RECORDER / WITH 4-BAND RADIO / MODEL NO: MX-900 / AC 110/220V 50/60Hz30W / DC 15V"D"SIZE BATTERY x10PCS / MADE IN KOREA."
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Technology
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
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, Gift of Public Enemy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.149.1.1
objectType: label: Type
content: radio receivers
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: metal, plastic, paper
label: Dimensions
content: 14 x 27 x 7 1/8 in. (35.6 x 68.6 x 18.1 cm)