Portable CD player: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A light gray and dark gray Sony Discman ESP. The top of the Discman has the SONY logo and blue, yellow, and red type with product information. A small multicolored star sticker appears on top of Discman cover. The front edge of the machine has a digital display, an open button, and buttons to play, repeat, fast-forward, play and stop. Input and output jacks are along the sides. A large white sticker adhered to bottom of Discman has black type that reads: [CD Player 2000/Plastic, rubber,/metal, Britney Spears/30 x 23 x 10 cm/Aural drip feed for the mobile music addict]. The bottom also has an opening for batteries and a dial.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2000
• Manufactured by: Sony Corporation, Japanese, founded 1946
• Type: compact disc players
• Medium: plastic, metal, glass
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 13/16 × 9 1/16 × 3 15/16 in. (30 × 23 × 10 cm)
• Place made: Japan, Asia
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Music
• Object number: 2015.263.20
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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