Key facts

Product:
Portable Transistor Television
Manufacturer:
Wright
Architonic ID:
4102440
Launched:
1959
Country:
United States
Category:
Devices

Product description

Enameled metal, plastic, metal
8.5"w x 11"d x 8"h
The Portable Transistor Television from 1959 represents the first fully transistorized television, and was highly innovative for its portability and light weight. The design won the Compasso d'Oro award in 1960.
Literature: Design Since 1945, Philadelphia Museum of Art, pg. 94