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Object Details

Designer

Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972

Manufacturer

Radio Corporation of America, American, founded 1919

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Rectangular box radio with black cover and tan speaker on face. Above speaker, band with logo: “RCA VICTOR”. Right side, round dial. Housing detached from chasis.

Credit Line

Gift of Henry Dreyfuss

Date

1952

Accession Number

1972-88-184-a/c

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

appliances & tools
Decorative Arts

Object Name

radio

Type

radio

Medium

Plastic, metal

Dimensions

20 x 19 x 9 cm (7 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq49a00ae20-8f1e-4b47-a433-18d979f8a2b3

Record ID

chndm_1972-88-184-a_c

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Radio, Radio

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