Model 547 Phonola Radio
Object Details
- Date
- 1940
- Designer
- Livio Castiglioni, Italian, 1911–1979
- Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Italian, 1913–1968
- Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italian, 1913 – 2016
- Manufacturer
- Fimi, Italian
- Description
- Molded red Bakelite housing with angled and contoured top having projecting, pierced circular speaker surmounting square station dial with long needle indictator in center, and white control buttons below.
- manufactured in
- Milan, Italy
- 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
- 2018-22-79
- Type
- appliances & tools
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- radio
- Type
- radio
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- Bakelite (TM), metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 20 × 25 × 26.5 cm (7 7/8 × 9 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
- Metadata Usage
- Not determined
- Record ID
- chndm_2018-22-79
Molded red Bakelite housing with angled and contoured top having projecting, pierced circular speaker surmounting square station dial with long needle indictator in center, and white control buttons below.
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