Speaker used as part of a DJ setup: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A speaker made by Altec. The speaker is rectangular in shape and is painted black. The top of the front of the speaker concaves inward, towards the back. The concaved sides have white and blue stickers on them that read: [ALTEC / Voice of the Theatre]. The middle of the front is black and white and reads: [ALTEC]. The bottom portion of the front is covered in mesh. The back of the speaker has outlets and the proper right and proper left sides of the speaker have handles. The bottom of the speaker has four casters at each corner.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Manufactured by: Altec Lansing, American, founded 1936
• Used by: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959
• Type: loudspeakers
• Medium: wood , plastic and mesh
• Dimensions: H x W x D (not including wheels): 42 × 29 11/16 × 24 in. (106.7 × 75.4 × 61 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (including wheels): 46 3/16 × 29 11/16 × 24 in., 133 lb. (117.3 × 75.4 × 61 cm, 60.3 kg)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Object number: 2012.47.7
• Credit Line: 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
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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