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"Air King" radio
"Air King" radio

"Air King" radio

Harold Van Doren (American, 1895–1957)
John Gordon Rideout (American, 1898–1951)
Air-King Products Company (active mid-20th century)
designed 1933
Object PlaceBrooklyn, New York
Medium/TechniqueWhite "Plaskon" case (plastic) with black plaque insert, glass, metal
DimensionsOverall: 29.85 x 22.54 x 19.05 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1283
On View
On view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
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)
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