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

The object in the museum catalogue

A speaker rectangular in shape and painted black. The top of the front of the speaker concaves inward, towards the back. The back of the concaved section is covered in mesh. At the bottom of the concaved section there is a metal plate that reads: [PROPERTY OF M&M STUDIO / 2503 3RD AVENUE / BRONX, NEW YORK 10451 / (212) 292- 3683]. The bottom portion of the front is covered in mesh. The back of the speaker has an outlet at the bottom. The proper right and proper left sides, the bottom, and the top of the speaker are all flat and painted black.

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: 42 × 30 × 23 1/2 in., 102 lb. (106.7 × 76.2 × 59.7 cm, 46.3 kg)
• Place used: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Object number: 2012.47.9
• 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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