52/1999

Collection

Domestic Appliances

Brief description

'Sony Jewel' micro system with a brushed aluminium finish, including a radio, tape and CD player with a digital screen, manufactured in China by Sony, c.1998.

Title

Sony Jewel

Object name

micro system

Object number

52/1999

Production organisation

Sony Corporation (manufacturer)

Production date

c.1997 (designed)
c.1998 (manufactured)

Production place

China (manufactured)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

plastic
aluminium

Physical description

Central section of Sony Jewel micro system, comprising the tuner, tape player, CD player and radio, housed in a casing of tall, rectangular box form. The front is slighty convex and covered with a brushed aluminium facia in which are the controls, display panel and tape deck. The CD player is accessed through a clear- glass, hinged lid on the top. Two locators of screw-head form on both sides of the unit allow the two speakers to be attached. This system was `highly recommended' in the `What Hi+Fi'awards 1998 for mini and micro systems.

Dimensions

Height: 21.5cm
Width: 12.6cm
Depth: 18.4cm

Website keywords

music and music making

Label

Label text for the exhibition At Home with the World, Geffrye Museum (20 March 2012- 9 September 2012):

Stereo system

‘Made in China’ has been a familiar label on goods in the British home since the late 1980s. Although they are made in China, consumer electricals, like this stereo system, were often developed in Japan by big companies like Sony.