Object Details
Manufacturer
Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corp., USA
Designer
Norman Bel Geddes, American, 1893–1958
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Blue rectangular case with long red horizontal handle on top; face with red and white horizontally striped grill on left, circular red and white station selection dial above two red circular control knobs on right; each control knob with molded decoration of five-pointed star.
Credit Line
Gift of George R. Kravis II
Date
1940
Accession Number
2014-10-1-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
radio
Type
radio
Medium
phenolic resin (Opalon), urea plastic, cellulose acetate, acetate, metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 20.3 x 27.9 x 14 cm (8 in. x 11 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
manufactured in
New York, New York, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2014-10-1-a_b