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"Air King" radio
Designed by: Harold Van Doren (American, 1895–1957)
and: John Gordon Rideout (American, 1898–1951)
Manufactured by: Air-King Products Company (active mid-20th century)
and: John Gordon Rideout (American, 1898–1951)
Manufactured by: Air-King Products Company (active mid-20th century)
designed 1933
Object Place: Brooklyn, New York
Medium/Technique
White "Plaskon" case (plastic) with black plaque insert, glass, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 29.85 x 22.54 x 19.05 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1283
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionRadio in shape of a skyscraper, Model 66
ProvenanceBy 1987, owned by Helbrun + Hoyt (gallery) New York, New York; June 1, 1987, sold by Helbrun + Hoyt (William H. Strauss) to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)