Object Details
- Radio Corporation of America
- Description (Brief)
- This portable cassette recorder was designed by the noted industrial designer John Vassos (1898-1985). Born in Romania to Greek parents, Vassos came to the US in 1919 and began studying design. Famous for his modernist designs, he contributed to establishing the look of radios and televisions after going to work for RCA in 1933.
- This recorder is one of his later projects but shows the clean lines and relative simplicity of the controls Vassos was known for. The recorder also shows how styles had changed since the streamlined designs of the 1930s.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- from Paul Johnes
- ca 1972
- ID Number
- 1989.0657.07
- accession number
- 1989.0657
- catalog number
- 1989.0657.07
- model number
- YZB532Y
- Object Name
- recording device
- tape recorder
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8.5 cm x 29.5 cm x 21 cm; 3 3/8 in x 11 5/8 in x 8 1/4 in
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Magnetic Recording
- Communications
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1301190
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d9cb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
