T 52 Portable Radio
Object Details
- Date
- 1961
- Designer
- Dieter Rams, German, b. 1932
- Manufacturer
- Braun AG, Frankfurt Germany, founded 1921
- Distributor
- Claritone, Canadian
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Rectangular grey-green plastic housing. Transparent window on front, six buttons below, metal telescoping antenna on right. Tubular metal handle with black plastic cover that can act as a stand. One side with perforations. Ports for plugs on left side and battery container on bottom.
- manufactured in
- Frankfurt, Germany
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Credit Line
- Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Accession Number
- 1986-99-23
- Type
- appliances & tools
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- radio
- Type
- radio
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- plastic, metal, electronic components
- 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.)
- Record ID
- chndm_1986-99-23
Rectangular grey-green plastic housing. Transparent window on front, six buttons below, metal telescoping antenna on right. Tubular metal handle with black plastic cover that can act as a stand. One side with perforations. Ports for plugs on left side and battery container on bottom.