Design for a Radio
Object Details
- Date
- 20th century
- Designer
- Alfons Bach, American, b. Germany, 1904–1999
- Client
- Philco (Philadelphia Storage Battery Company)
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Design for Philco radio with rectangular case and rounded corners. Large circular dial with numbers on front, speaker grate at left, two knobs below, Philco branding at upper left. On top of radio, six small buttons in row. Handle for radio at right.
- made in
- USA
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Credit Line
- Gift of Alfons Bach
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Accession Number
- 1993-108-387
- Type
- appliances & tools
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- Brush and watercolor, chalk on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 30.6 × 46 cm (12 1/16 × 18 1/8 in.)
- Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22 in.)
- Record ID
- chndm_1993-108-387
Design for Philco radio with rectangular case and rounded corners. Large circular dial with numbers on front, speaker grate at left, two knobs below, Philco branding at upper left. On top of radio, six small buttons in row. Handle for radio at right.