Survelance speakers with hidden cameras, Tempe Police Department
Date1985
MediumWood, Metal, Plastic, Glass
Dimensions11 x 20 x 6 3/4 in. (27.9 x 50.8 x 17.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographic Tools and Equipment
Credit LineRalph Tranter, City of Tempe, Police Department
Catalog number2006.115.1
DescriptionTwo hollow stereo speakers, each with a 35 mm camera hidden inside. Also includes two additional cameras that can be used inside the speakers. The cameras are activated when a specially rigged "bait bill" is removed from the cash register. This technology eventually became outdated as video cameras replaced still cameras as surveilance tools.Status
Not on view
c. 1956
