Special Model M Phonograph
Object Details
- Date
- ca. 1935
- Designer
- John Vassos, American, b. Romania, 1898 - 1985
- Alfred Weiland, American, 1887 - 1975
- Selden T. Williams, American, 1892 - 1983
- Manufacturer
- Radio Corporation of America, American, founded 1919
- Description
- Portable phonograph in square aluminum case with rounded edges and corners; red plastic handle and control dials; one side with pierced slits for speaker. Bottom of case contains metal deck with red turntable, needle arm, domed speaker and controls. Lid with file holder with sheet metal dividers to house records.
- manufactured in
- Camden, New Jersey, USA
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Credit Line
- Gift of George R. Kravis II
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Accession Number
- 2016-5-11
- Type
- appliances & tools
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- phonograph
- Type
- phonograph
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- aluminum, chromium-plated steel, metal, plastic, felt, leather, velvet
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 20.3 × 41.9 × 45.7 cm (8 in. × 16 1/2 in. × 18 in.)
- H x W x D (Open): 58.4 × 41.9 × 52.1 cm (23 in. × 16 1/2 in. × 20 1/2 in.)
- Record ID
- chndm_2016-5-11
Portable phonograph in square aluminum case with rounded edges and corners; red plastic handle and control dials; one side with pierced slits for speaker. Bottom of case contains metal deck with red turntable, needle arm, domed speaker and controls. Lid with file holder with sheet metal dividers to house records.