Amplifier used as part of a DJ setup
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Tapco, American, founded 1969
label: Used by
content: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A metal Tapco amplifier model CP 500. The front of the amplifier has black dials that include two power lock dials, a power dial, and two channel dials. Above the dials, white text reads: [TAPCO CP 500 / dual channel power amplifier]. There are two black handles on either side of the front, as well as a white sticker that written by hand: [# 19]. The back of the amplifier has four inputs, a fan, a fuse, a power cord, and four outputs.
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: 2012.47.12
objectType: label: Type
content: amplifiers
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 and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (without cord): 5 1/4 × 19 × 18 1/4 in. (13.3 × 48.3 × 46.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (with cord): 6 × 19 × 18 3/4 in., 41 lb. (15.2 × 48.3 × 47.6 cm, 18.6 kg)