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Portable CD player

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Sony Corporation, Japanese, founded 1946

    Description

    A light gray and dark gray Sony Discman ESP. The top of the Discman has the SONY logo and blue, yellow, and red type with product information. A small multicolored star sticker appears on top of Discman cover. The front edge of the machine has a digital display, an open button, and buttons to play, repeat, fast-forward, play and stop. Input and output jacks are along the sides. A large white sticker adhered to bottom of Discman has black type that reads: [CD Player 2000/Plastic, rubber,/metal, Britney Spears/30 x 23 x 10 cm/Aural drip feed for the mobile music addict]. The bottom also has an opening for batteries and a dial.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside

    Date

    2000

    Object number

    2015.263.20

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    compact disc players

    Medium

    plastic, metal, glass

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 11 13/16 × 9 1/16 × 3 15/16 in. (30 × 23 × 10 cm)

    Place made

    Japan, Asia

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Tools and Equipment

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Music

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a1866d6-8116-4664-be6e-71c465d078c5

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2015.263.20

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