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Radio Nurse Transmitter

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Brown-burgundy ovoid form suggestive of kerchiefed head or kendo mask; horizontal slits for speaker on the front.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Zenith Radio Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Designer
Isamu Noguchi, American, 1904–1988
Date
1937–38
Credit Line
Gift of Mel Byars
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.)
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
radio transmitter
Type
radio transmitter

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