Object Details
Designer
Walter Dorwin Teague, American, 1883 - 1960
Manufacturer
Sparks-Withington Co., founded 1900
Description
Circular blue mirrored glass face; three horizontal chromed metal bands just below center, intersecting central contentric chromed metal circles containing tuning dial surrounded by speaker grille; three circular chromed metal control knobs at left, right, and below speaker grille; two spherical black feet.
Credit Line
Gift of George R. Kravis II
Date
1934
Accession Number
2018-22-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
radio
Type
radio
Medium
glass, chrome-plated steel, wood, paint, textile, electronic components
Dimensions
H x W x D: 36.2 × 36.8 × 17.8 cm (14 1/4 in. × 14 1/2 in. × 7 in.)
manufactured in
Jackson, Michigan, 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_2018-22-1