Object Details
Designer
General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, USA
Manufacturer
General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, USA
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Unit comprising record turntable, radio/tuner and eight-track casette player in rectangular housing in top of white enameled wood pedestal (a); turntable and casette storage well in top, control knobs and radio on front; rectangular tinted plastic lid (b). Two upright rectangular speakers (c,d) of white enameled wood faced with white plastic and dark fabric; speakers can be placed on rectangular pedestal feet on either side of center column.
Credit Line
Gift of Theresa Fitzgerald
Date
1973
Accession Number
1995-154-1-a/d
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
stereo system
Type
stereo system
Medium
painted wood, metal, glass, plastic, electronic components
Dimensions
H x W x D (a,b,c,d; speakers nested in stereo base): 75.5 × 71.2 × 41 cm (29 3/4 × 28 1/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
H x W x D (a,b, stereo unit, lid): 75.5 × 71.2 × 41 cm (29 3/4 × 28 1/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
H x W x D (c,d, speakers, each): 61.2 × 35.5 × 40.8 cm (24 1/8 × 14 × 16 1/16 in.)
manufactured in
Decatur, Illinois, USA
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Data Source
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1995-154-1-a_d