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Deluxe Radio

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Cyarts Plastics Inc., American, active ca. 1940s

Description

Tabletop radio constructed from yellow molded plastic. The top, left side and bottom are one continuous piece, and the front and right sides are bent around and joined to the other pieces with a round grille of Plexon fabric at front. Below the speaker grille and tuner on the front of the radio are three control knobs.

Credit Line

Gift from the George R. Kravis II Collection

Date

ca. 1946

Accession Number

2019-29-18

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

appliances & tools
Decorative Arts

Object Name

radio

Type

radio

Medium

acrylic, plastic (Plexon) (speaker grille)

Dimensions

H x W x D: 18.3 × 35.6 × 18.9 cm (7 3/16 in. × 14 in. × 7 7/16 in.)

manufactured in

Bronx, New York, USA

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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/kq4099b99bb-7f03-40e2-bda9-2227ca33ae05

Record ID

chndm_2019-29-18

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