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Radio Nurse Transmitter

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    Zenith Radio Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Designer

    Isamu Noguchi, American, 1904–1988

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Brown-burgundy ovoid form suggestive of kerchiefed head or kendo mask; horizontal slits for speaker on the front.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Mel Byars

    Date

    1937–38

    Accession Number

    1991-59-61

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    appliances & tools
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    radio transmitter

    Type

    radio transmitter

    Medium

    Bakelite (TM), metal, electronic components

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (without cord): 19.8 x 17 x 16 cm (7 13/16 x 6 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

    manufactured in

    Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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/kq47c175139-8b4d-4f60-8bb3-a057ffe974b1

    Record ID

    chndm_1991-59-61

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