Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Tweeter box speakers used as part of a DJ setup
1970s
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Tweeter box speakers. The tweeters or speakers, five in total, are surrounded by a lather box. The top of the box has a handle and each corner of the box is protected by a metal edge. The tweeters run across the front of the he box. Each tweeter is fastened to the box on their edges by four screws. The speaker box is all black with some metal that is silver in color. The back of the box is all leather and has panel that is secured by metal fasteners on the back corners. The center of the panel has a cut-out that has red and black plastic switches and a metal input or output. The speaker’s leather is cracked.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2012.47.1.2
