JVC RC-550LB "El Diablo" Boombox, 1978-1979

Artifact

Portable media player

Date Made

1978-1979

Creators

Victor Company of Japan 

Place of Creation

Japan 

Keywords

Portable media players 

Electronics 

Portable radios 

Radio receivers 

Tape recorders 

Power cords 

Communication 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.159.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Metal

Color

Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Orange (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 15.5 in

Width: 19.5 in

Length: 7 in

Inscriptions

on front: JVC on top: SUPER DYNAMIC SOUND 3 WAY SPEAKER SYSTEM / SWIVEL MIC SYSTEM / MIC MIXING SYSTEM on back: RADIO CASSETTE RECORDER / MODEL NO. RC-550LB / [...] / MANUFACTURED BY VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED. TOKYO, JAPAN MADE IN JAPAN 516