Not currently on display at the V&A

Beogram 1202

Record Player
1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Record player deck with light brown-tinted perspex lid. The cabinet is finished in plain wood, top in satin chrome with black markings. Technical details on underside in white on the black plastic body of the machine.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Record Player
  • Lid
  • Turn Table
TitleBeogram 1202 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Perspex, wood, chrome, other plastics
Brief description
Beogram 1202 record player; Jacob Jensen for Bang & Olufsen; Denmark; 1969
Physical description
Record player deck with light brown-tinted perspex lid. The cabinet is finished in plain wood, top in satin chrome with black markings. Technical details on underside in white on the black plastic body of the machine.
Dimensions
  • Height: 115mm (Note: Height with lid)
  • Height: 780mm (Note: Height without lid)
  • Width: 440mm
  • Depth: 330ml
Taken from dep. file
Production typeMass produced
Object history
The Beogram was designed in 1969 together with a radio and a tape recorder. The whole range won the Danish Industrial Design Prize in 1969.

Purchased by the V&A directly from Bang & Olufsen. Registered file no. 73/3030.
Associated object
W.9:1-2014 (Ensemble)
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.6 to B-1974

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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