Skip to main content Skip to main navigation
heart-solid My Visit Donate
Home Smithsonian Institution IK development site for ODI
Press Enter to activate a submenu, down arrow to access the items and Escape to close the submenu.
    • Overview
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Museum Maps
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
    • Overview
    • Exhibitions
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Collections
    • Research Resources
    • Stories
    • Podcasts
    • Overview
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
    • Overview
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
    • Overview
    • Our Organization
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
    • Newsdesk
heart-solid My Visit Donate

Design for Musaphonic Clock Radio in Blue

Cooper Hewitt

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Object Details

Designer

Richard Arbib, American, 1917–1995

Client

General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, USA

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Perspective for clock radio, featuring larger speaker enclosure on left hand side and smaller tuning and clock enclosure on right hand side. Speaker features a concave "v"-shaped grill with brass band surround and "Musaphonic" script at lower right. Tuning and volume knobs feature are white with brass inserts. Three clock control knobs in white. Clock hands in brass with blue insert.

Credit Line

Museum purchase through the gift of Mrs. Edward C. Post

Date

1958

Accession Number

1992-183-5

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

appliances & tools

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Pastel, brush and gouache, watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on vellum

Dimensions

H x W: 47.2 × 60.1 cm (18 9/16 × 23 11/16 in.)

made in

New York, New York, USA

See more items in

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45a631f83-97fa-4222-af5b-a3bd87a6fd9a

Record ID

chndm_1992-183-5

Discover More

radio

Radio, Radio

Watches

Ball Wall Clock

Tracking Time: Clocks and Watches through History

arrow-up Back to top
Home
  • Facebook facebook
  • Instagram instagram
  • LinkedIn linkedin
  • YouTube youtube

  • Contact Us
  • Get Involved
  • Shop Online
  • Job Opportunities
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Inspector General
  • Records Requests
  • Accessibility
  • Host Your Event
  • Press Room
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use