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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2019-29-18