Object Details
Designer
Richard Arbib, American, 1917–1995
Client
General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, USA
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Perspective rendering of General Electric "L"-shaped "Musiphonic" clock radio with yellow case, black linear dial, four pointed brass-capped legs. Clock with three knobs on left side of case upper, featuring only a "9" and "3" for the clock dial. GE symbol on lower, center part of case, flanked by the words "General" and "Electric." Tuning and volume knobs on right-hand horizontal section of cabinet/grill enclosure for speaker.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the gift of Mrs. Edward C. Post
Date
1958
Accession Number
1992-183-4
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
industrial design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
pastel, gouache, watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on vellum
Dimensions
43.6 x 48.5 cm (17 3/16 x 19 1/8 in.), irregular
Place
New York, New York, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1992-183-4