overall: 8.5 cm x 29.5 cm x 21 cm; 3 3/8 in x 11 5/8 in x 8 1/4 in
Object Name:
recording device
tape recorder
Date made:
ca 1972
Description (Brief):
This portable cassette recorder was designed by the noted industrial designer John Vassos (1898-1985). Born in Romania to Greek parents, Vassos came to the US in 1919 and began studying design. Famous for his modernist designs, he contributed to establishing the look of radios and televisions after going to work for RCA in 1933.
This recorder is one of his later projects but shows the clean lines and relative simplicity of the controls Vassos was known for. The recorder also shows how styles had changed since the streamlined designs of the 1930s.
