"Sparton" radio
Walter Dorwin Teague
(American, 1883–1960)
Sparton Corporation
(founded 1900)
designed 1935
Object PlaceJackson, Michigan, United States
Medium/TechniqueBlue mirror glass, chrome-plated steel, wood, electrical components
DimensionsOverall: 22.2 x 38.1 x 19.7 cm (8 3/4 x 15 x 7 3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number1996.352
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by John Axelrod in 1984 from Antiques III (Brookline, Mass.). 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
