Leslie speaker cabinet owned by James Brown

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Object Details

Manufactured by

CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927

Owned by

James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006

Description

A Leslie type 122 speaker cabinet covered in black vinyl and trimmed with silver roping. Red vinyl letters outlined with brass colored metal rivets form the letters “J B” on the front of the speaker. The speaker is on four wheels and is open on the lower back. The speaker is accompanied by vinyl cover (2008.7.1.2.1).

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

ca. 1968

Object number

2008.7.1.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

loudspeakers

Medium

wood, vinyl, metal, glass

Dimensions

42 × 29 × 21 in. (106.7 × 73.7 × 53.3 cm)

Place made

Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Musical Instruments

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Funk (Music)

Soul (Music)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d63d62a1-befb-4af8-bdbd-3c75fa924902

Record ID

nmaahc_2008.7.1.2