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Radio
Accession # 85.9
Designer John Gordon Rideout
Designer Harold L. van Doren
Manufacturer Air-King Products Co.
Title Radio
Date 1930-1933
Medium Plaskon (plastic), metal, glass
Dimensions 11 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (29.8 x 22.5 x 19.1 cm)
Marks Impressed on radio dial: "AIR KING" Metal label affixed to inside of back: "LICENSED BY / RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA / SUPERHETERODYNE ... [three lines of text and patent information] ... AIR KING PRODUCTS CO. INC. / BROOKLYN, N.Y., U.S.A. / MODEL / 60-70 / SER. NO. / A2447"
Inscriptions no inscriptions
Signed no signature
Credit Line Purchased with funds given by The Walter Foundation
Location Visible Storage: Case 18, Shelf K (Contemporary Design)
Description Radio, plastic case with metal and glass parts. Rectangular, box-like form of light green plastic with two narrow steps attached to each side. The front decorated with series of seven vertical striations from top to bottom, and four horizontal ones near base. Black on/off and volume buttons to right and left near base and large green tuning knob at center of face. Near top is metal (brass?) plaque showing a male and a female figure in ancient dress placing their hands in middle of abstracted symbol (for radio wave?). Condition information under documentation.