- On View
- Power of Place Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Manufactured by
- BGW Systems, American, founded 1971
- Used by
- King, Angelo T., American, born 1959
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (without cord): 1 3/4 × 19 × 12 1/8 in. (4.4 × 48.3 × 30.8 cm)
- H x W x D (with cord): 1 3/4 × 19 × 20 1/2 in., 19 lb. (4.4 × 48.3 × 52.1 cm, 8.6 kg)
- Description
- A BGW professional power amplifier, model number 100B. The metal amplifier is black in color with white type. The front plate has three dials and an earphone jack. There is a BGW logo on the proper right of the front plate and cursive text that reads: [Professional / Power Amplifier / Model 100B] on the proper left of the front plate. The top of the amplifier has a long caution message in white text. The back of the amplifier has a plate with model information, a frayed power cord, a fuse, two outlets, inputs, and outputs. The plate with model information reads: [MODEL 100B S/N 79D0206 / THIS UNIT IS WIRED FOR THE VOLTAGE AND CURRENT INDICATED BELOW TO CHANGE VOLTAGE REFER TO OWNERS MANUAL. / 120 VOLTS 3 AMPS].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Musical Instruments
- Type
- amplifiers
- Topic
- Hip-hop (Music)
- 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
- Object number
- 2012.47.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.