Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
"God Bless America!" WWII radio toy
Object Number:
2010.16.10
Date:
1942
Medium:
Cardboard, plastic, and metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (5.1 x 8.3 x 5.4 cm)
Description:
Box radio with victory imagery and directions, attached listening tape strung through bottom hole with paper attachment "Press on/ Staple".
Text:
Top: GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Side: TALK A BOX / DIRECTIONS / Hold box firmly with front facing/ listener. Do not let fingers touch/ back or front sides./ Pull paper/ tab along/ talking tape while pressing/ on the staple to produce a/ loud, clear voice./ to avoid breaking tape, do not crease or bend it sharply, when/ using it or winding tape around the box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
