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"Sparton Bluebird" radio
Designer: Walter Dorwin Teague (American, 1883–1960)
Manufactured by: Sparton Corporation (founded 1900)
Manufactured by: Sparton Corporation (founded 1900)
designed 1935, produced 1935–40
Object Place: Jackson, Michigan, United States
Medium/Technique
Mirrored glass, chrome-plated metal, painted wood, electrical components
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 × 36.8 × 35.6 cm (4 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 14 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number1996.351
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture
Marks
Label on dial reads: "Sparton / Jackson, Michigan / Made in / U.S.A."
ProvenanceBy 1986, with Off the Wall (gallery), Los Angeles, California; June 10, 1986, purchased by John Axelrod, Boston, MA; 1993, given by Axelrod to his sister, Nancy Axelrod, Sudbury, Massachusetts; 1996, given by Nancy Axelrod to the MFA for The John Axelrod Collection (Accession date: December 18, 1996).