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AP3 power amplifier

Amplifier
1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lecson Audio (manufacturers)
Stuart, Robert (designers)
Boothroyd, Allen (designers)
Place of origin
St Ives (manufactured)

AP1 power amplifier audio unit, cylindrical-finned matt black aluminium and Perspex

Object details

Categories
Design Council Award Winner
Product Design
Plastic
Audio Equipment
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Amplifier
TitleAP3 power amplifier (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Matt black aluminium and Perspex
Aluminium
Perspex
Brief description
AP1 power-amplifier, St.Ives, Cambridgeshire, 1974, Designed by Alan Boothroyd of Hulme Chadwick and Partners, and made by Lecson Audio Ltd.
Physical description
AP1 power amplifier audio unit, cylindrical-finned matt black aluminium and Perspex
Dimensions
  • Height: 295mm (Note: Measurement taken from department files)
  • Diameter: 143mm (Note: Measurement taken from department files)
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1974.
Associated object
circ.70-1977 (Ensemble)
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.70A-1977

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Record createdApril 28, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1194726/ap3-power-amplifier-amplifier-stuart-robert/
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