Model 566 "Bluebird" Radio
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Sparks-Withington Co., founded 1900
- Designer
- Walter Dorwin Teague, American, 1883 - 1960
- 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
- 1934
- Accession Number
- 2018-22-1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- appliances & tools
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- radio
- Type
- radio
- Medium
- metallized glass, chrome steel, wood, metallic paint, woven 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
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_2018-22-1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4705a21ad-b895-48d2-9813-d5a007f747bb
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