German small receiver DKE 38
| Design | Werksentwurf (C. Lorenz AG) Stapelfeldt, Arnold |
|---|---|
| Year of Draft | 1938 |
| Production | Gemeinschaftserzeugnis der deutschen Rundfunkindustrie (Eumig)/Loewe |
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)
| Design | Werksentwurf (C. Lorenz AG) Stapelfeldt, Arnold |
|---|---|
| Year of Draft | 1938 |
| Production | Gemeinschaftserzeugnis der deutschen Rundfunkindustrie (Eumig)/Loewe |
In order to spread National Socialist propaganda more easily, Reich Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels had cheap radios developed. The Deutsche Kleinempfänger (produced from 1938–1944) achieved his goal: it was the first radio which almost half of its buyers owned.
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Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)
Details
| Design | Werksentwurf (C. Lorenz AG) Stapelfeldt, Arnold |
|---|---|
| Year of Draft | 1938 |
| Production | Gemeinschaftserzeugnis der deutschen Rundfunkindustrie (Eumig)/Loewe |
| Place of production | Kronach, Germany, Vienna Europe, Austria |
| Material / technique | Plastic (Phenoplast "Bakelite"), dark brown |
| Colour | Brown, dark brown |
| Genre | Radio, Phono, Video |
| Inventory no. | 883/2009 |