Portable Record Player/Radio Combination (Model TP1)

Designer Dieter Rams German
Manufacturer Braun AG German
1959
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Portable Record Player/Radio Combination (Model TP1)
  • Designer: Dieter Rams (German, born Wiesbaden, 1932)
  • Manufacturer: Braun AG
  • Date: 1959
  • Medium: Polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), metal, and leather
  • Dimensions: Tuner - a: 1 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 5 7/8 in., 1.1 lb. (4.1 × 8.3 × 14.9 cm, 0.5 kg)
    Turntable - b: 1 3/4 × 5 7/8 × 5 7/8 in., 1 lb. (4.4 × 14.9 × 14.9 cm, 0.5 kg)
    Case including strap - d: 1 3/4 × 11 × 6 1/4 in., 0.4 lb. (4.4 × 27.9 × 15.9 cm, 0.2 kg)
  • Classification: Machines & Appliances
  • Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 2002
  • Object Number: 2002.244a–e
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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