Short-wave radio designed by Isamu Noguchi
American Industrial Design

Short-wave radio transmitter, Radio Nurse, 1937
Designed by Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904-88)
Manufactured by Zenith radio Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, 1938
Bakelite housing produced by Chicago Molded Products Corporation and Kurz-Kasch, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Commissioned by Commander E.F. McDonald, Jr. (American, dates unknown), president of Zenith
Bakelite, metal, rubber
8 1/4 x 6 3/4 X 6"
XX1990.662


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