Manufacturer:

Sparks-Withington Co., founded 1900  Search this

Designer:

Walter Dorwin Teague, American, 1883 - 1960  Search this

Medium:

Mirror glass, metal, wood, rubber, electrical components

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 22.2 × 38.1 × 19.7 cm (8 3/4 in. × 15 in. × 7 3/4 in.)

Type:

appliances & tools

Decorative Arts

radio

Object Name:

radio

Manufactured in:

Jackson, Michigan, USA

Date:

1937

Description:

Rectangular radio bearing four knobs, faced on front and top with etched, champagne-colored mirror glass. Streamline design includes five parallel horizontal metal sections that wrap from the proper left side of the radio to the fron; etched sections of glass complement the metalwork. Black painted wood cabinet. Rectangular dial at center.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Estate of Michael Smith

Accession Number:

2019-31-2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4824e5edc-7b2c-4602-8186-a3e5ef75172b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_2019-31-2