Boombox used by Public Enemy

Object Details

Manufactured by: Tecsonic, South Korean
Owned by: Chuck D, American, born 1960
Subject of: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982; Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984; Terminator X, American, born 1966; Flavor Flav, American, born 1959; Professor Griff, American, born 1960; Chaf-Pozi Soweto, South African

Description: A tecsonic boombox with a light brown metal cover used by Public Enemy. The boombox has a handle at the top, collapsible antenna, six speakers, a radio, a double cassette player, and a number of controls. There are green and black Public Enemy stickers adhered around the left, top, and right sides. There is one sticker on each side and three on the top. All of the stickers have varying degrees of loss. Two cassette compartments marked "METAL / 4 BAND STEREO RECEIVER / DOUBLE CASSETTE PLAYER" and "5-BAND GRAPHIC EQUALIZER MX-900." The large round speaker at the bottom right has a white sticker with black and red print that says "I (heart symbol) / SOWETO / www.iluvsa.co.za / Where: CHAF - POZI / When: 3rd Saturday / of every month." There is a black label with silver text on back of speaker. It reads "TECSONIC / STEREO DOUBLE CASSETTE RECORDER / WITH 4-BAND RADIO / MODEL NO: MX-900 / AC 110/220V 50/60Hz30W / DC 15V"D"SIZE BATTERY x10PCS / MADE IN KOREA."

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Public Enemy

ca. 1986

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
Exhibition: Musical Crossroads
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56c55864c-615b-4a15-9e49-1ee0f1cfd8b4