T 52 Clairtone
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Braun AG, Frankfurt Germany, founded 1921
- Designer
- Dieter Rams, German, b. 1932
- Distributor
- Claritone, Canadian
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Flat rectangular grey-green plastic housing. Transparent window on front, six buttons below, metal telescopic antenna on right. Metal handle with black plastic cover, following the contours of the front. Holes for plugs on left side and bottom container for six batteries.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor
- 1961
- Accession Number
- 1986-99-23
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- appliances & tools
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- portable radio
- Type
- portable radio
- Medium
- plastic, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5.8 x 22.8 x 14.5 cm (2 5/16 x 9 x 5 11/16 in.)
- manufactured in
- Frankfurt, Germany
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1986-99-23
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c02f31e7-5484-4a1b-95d6-b70eacad41b0
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