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1. Interlaced Cord Pattern with Heart-shaped Center
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
Germany, 1506–07
Woodcut on off-white laid paper
Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, 1944-37-1a

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2. Panel with instructions for making hand-shadows figures
England, mid-19th century
Cotton, printed by engraved plate
Gift of Ruth Van Norman, 1955-119-1

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3. Reading armchair (“Cockfight” chair)
England, ca. 1720–30
Walnut, leather, brass, tin
Gift of Mrs. Paul Moore, 1960-164-16-a/c

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4. Mock-up for International Dictionary of Symbols
Designed and produced by Henry Dreyfuss (1904–1972), Doris Marks Dreyfuss (1903–1972), and Alvin R. Tilley (1914–1993)
United States, 1969
Gift of Henry Dreyfuss, 1972-88-1-1

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5. Vernaid bandage
Manufactured by Vernon and Company, Ltd.
England, early 20th century
Printed cotton
Gift of Milton Sonday, 1981-43-1

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6. Valentine portable typewriter and cover
Designed by Ettore Sottsass, Jr. (b. 1917), and Perry A. King (b. 1938)
Manufactured by Olivetti
Milan, Italy, ca. 1969
Plastic, metal, rubber
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor, 1986-99-40-a,b

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7. Divisumma 18 electronic printing calculator
Designed by Mario Bellini (b. 1935)
Manufactured by Olivetti
Italy, 1973
ABS Plastic, rubber, metal
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor, 1986-99-41

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8. Cane with pull-out map of Boston
Produced by In-A-Cane Display Co.
United States, 1940
Wood, metal, coated fabric (map), plastic
Gift of John B. Scholz in memory of Walter Scholz, 1987-97-10

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9. Kubus stacking storage container set
Designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld (1900–1990)
Manufactured by Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke
Germany, 1938
Machine-molded and pressed glass
Museum purchase from Sir Arthur Bryan and General Acquisitions Endowment Funds, 1990-4-1/18

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10. Radiaver radiator
Designed by René Coulon (1908–1997)
Produced by St. Gobain glassworks
France, ca. 1937
Glass, metal
Museum purchase from James Ford Fund, 1990-102-1

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11. Child’s chair
Designed by Charles and Ray Eames (1907–1978, 1912–1988)
Manufactured by Evans Products Company
United States, 1944
Molded laminated plywood, red stain
Gift of Mrs. Eric Larrabee, 1991-144-1

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12. Bright Star flashlight, model 2618
Manufactured by Bright Star (unit of Kidde, Inc.)
United States, ca. 1990
Plastic
Gift of Max and Barbara Pine, 1993-133-12a,b

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13. ts502 portable radio
Designed by Richard Sapper (b. 1932) and Marco Zanuso (1916–2001)
Manufactured by Brionvega
Italy, 1964
Plastic, chrome-plated metal
Gift of Max and Barbara Pine, 1994-59-3

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14. USALite Swivel-Head flashlight
Manufactured by U.S. Electric Manufacturing Corp.
United States, 1941
Plastic, metal
Gift of Max Pine, 1999-53-12a,b

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15. Build the Town prototype block set with cars
Designed and produced by Ladislav Sutnar (1897–1976)
United States, 1941
Painted wood, painted metal, rubber
Gift of Radoslav L. and Elaine F. Sutnar, 2000-76-1-1/52

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16. Landi chair
Designed by Hans Coray (1906–1991)
Manufactured by P. and W. Blattmann Metallwarenfabrik
Switzerland, 1939
Aluminum, rubber
Gift of The Lake St. Louis Historical Society, 2001-31-5

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17. Silver Streak iron, model 1038
Designed by Corning Glass Works
Manufactured by Saunders Machine & Tool Corporation
United States, 1942–46
Glass (Pyrex), metal, plastic, rubber, fabric
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisitions Fund, 1996-39-1
Photo: Hiro Ihara