A rectangle front faced radio with one large tuner dial and two smaller knobs on the right and the speaker on the left. The front including the speaker is covered with a whole punched pattern plastic.

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Object Timeline

-0001	We photographed this object. We photographed this object.
1961	Work on this object began.
1964	Work on this object ended.
1986	We acquired this object.
2014	We photographed this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2017	We exhibited this object.
2021	You found it!

SK 25 Radio, ca. 1962

This is a radio. It was manufactured by Braun AG. It is dated ca. 1962 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is plastic, metal. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

A later iteration of the Braun and Eichler’s SK 1 radio from 1955, the SK 25 boasts a geometric, graphic character thanks to its circular dial and knobs and the perforated speaker cover. The dot-grid recalls the disciplined organization of the factory floor and the austere simplicity of military equipment but speaks as well to burgeoning Pop Art sensibilities, calling to mind the Ben-Day dots used by pulp comic book illustrators and adopted by the American artist Roy Lichtenstein.

This object was donated by Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor. It is credited Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.

Rectangular plywood form with curved edges and corners; low, rectilinear retractable wooden handle on top; face with speaker grill composed of concentric rings of circular holes on left, two holes to receive dials bottom right.

Prototype for a Radio Enclosure Prototype Radio Enclosure, 1946
walnut plywood, lacquer.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2018-22-80

iPod Digital Music Player, 2001
plastic, polycarbonate, stainless steel.
Gift of David and Kelly Theresa Linton.
2009-49-1

Its dimensions are

Overall: 15 x 23.5 x 13.5 cm (5 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

SK 25 Radio, ca. 1962; Manufactured by Braun AG (Germany); Germany; plastic, metal; Overall: 15 x 23.5 x 13.5 cm (5 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.); Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor; 1986-99-16

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The World of Radio.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DrBP/
Accession Number 1986-99-16
Object ID 18621817