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Object Details

Description
Upright, flat rectangular plate glass sheets with flat metallic heating elements sandwiched between; surrounded by tubular chromed metal frame with rings at upper corners and set into long triangular base of thick tempered glass.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
René Coulon, 1908 – 1997
Manufacturer
Saint-Gobain Vetrotex International S.A.
Date
ca. 1937
Credit Line
Museum purchase from James Ford Fund
Medium
Glass, crome-plated metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 59 x 43 x 14.8 cm (23 1/4 x 16 15/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Radiator
Type
Radiator

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  • 1937: A Year in the Collections
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