"Sparton Bluebird" radio
Walter Dorwin Teague
(American, 1883–1960)
Sparton Corporation
(founded 1900)
designed 1935, produced 1935–40
Object PlaceJackson, Michigan, United States
Medium/TechniqueMirrored glass, chrome-plated metal, painted wood, electrical components
DimensionsOverall: 10.8 × 36.8 × 35.6 cm (4 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 14 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number1996.351
On View
On viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
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).
Western Coil & Electric Company
designed about 1934; manufactured about 1934 - about 1940
