Horn speaker used as part of a DJ setup
Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Cerwin-Vega, American, founded 1954
- Used by
- Angelo T. King, American, born 1959
- Description
- A Cerwin-Vega horn speaker. The speaker front is rectangular in shape and painted orange. The sides of the front concave in towards the middle to create a cone shape. The front also has a bar in the middle of the speaker that splits it into two chambers. The back of the speaker is silver in color and shapes into a conical point. The point splits into two halves that end in a round open circle.
- 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
- 1970s
- Object number
- 2012.47.11.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- loudspeakers
- Medium
- metal , plastic and paint
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 3/4 × 22 1/4 × 17 3/4 in., 11 lb. (24.8 × 56.5 × 45.1 cm, 5 kg)
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Musical Instruments
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.47.11.2
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f18d857f-a4bd-4d99-be95-a0a3f79a1c62
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