Case for an amplifier
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Anvil Cases, founded 1952
label: Owned by
content: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: Blue rectangular Anvil case for a guitar amplifier. Case has a blue body with metal reinforced edges. Case is made of a base and top. The base has four grey wheels on bottom. Lid has white type on front and back that reads, [THE MIGHTY BO DIDDLEY]. Small black and silver plaque appears on one of the case's sides. Plaque reads, [ANVIL CASES®/4128 TEMPLE CITY BLVD. ROSEMEAD, CA. 91770/SERIAL B- 23867 (213)575-8614].
place: label: Place made
content: Rosemead, Los Angeles County, California, 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: Tools and Equipment
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: 2013.177.4.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: cases (containers)
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, wood, rubber
label: Dimensions
content: 2013.177.4.2ab: 29 × 30 × 14 1/2 in. (73.7 × 76.2 × 36.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2013.177.4.2a: 11 1/2 × 29 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (29.2 × 75.6 × 36.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2013.177.4.2b: 18 × 30 × 14 1/2 in. (45.7 × 76.2 × 36.8 cm)