Subwoofer for DJ setup: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A wood subwoofer. The sub is painted black. Four sides of the sub are all wood and flat. The front side has is wood but has two hollowed out sections that angle inward. The back side has four casters and two white plastic plugs. The wood and paint is chipped throughout the sub.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1970
• Owned by: Altel Sound Systems, American, founded 1973
• Type: audio equipment
• Medium: wood with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: Overall with Weight: 44 1/2 × 25 × 30 in., 142 lb. (113 × 63.5 × 76.2 cm, 64.4 kg)
• Place purchased: Altel Sound Systems, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Object number: 2012.9.3.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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