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Model 547 Phonola Radio

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Livio Castiglioni, Italian, 1911–1979
    Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Italian, 1913–1968
    Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italian, 1913 – 2016

    Manufacturer

    Fimi, Italian

    Description

    Molded red Bakelite housing with angled and contoured top having projecting, pierced circular speaker surmounting square station dial with long needle indictator in center, and white control buttons below.

    Credit Line

    Gift of George R. Kravis II

    Date

    1940

    Accession Number

    2018-22-79

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    appliances & tools
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    radio

    Type

    radio

    Medium

    Bakelite (TM), metal

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 20 × 25 × 26.5 cm (7 7/8 × 9 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

    manufactured in

    Milan, Italy

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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/kq4f3b60aad-8511-4aee-936e-6ca3a9e4e021

    Record ID

    chndm_2018-22-79

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