12-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker, Production Sample, 2013

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Artifact Overview

Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Coffee maker

Date Made

2013

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.770

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Plastic
Glass (Material)

Color

Silver (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dark gray
Reddish orange

Dimensions

Height: 14 in
Width: 9.5 in
Length: 9.5 in

Inscriptions

on front: AUTO / Hold to Set / H / M / Hold for Bold on side: cups on bottom: HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY / WARNING / RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK / DO NOT OPEN / TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT / REMOVE COVER [...] on label on bottom: Model No: CM4289 / Voltage: 120V / Wattage: 100W on label taped to back: Exclusive Property of JC Penney Co, Inc. / [...] / PPK Number 64622 / [...] / Supplier # and Name: SENSIO / Sample Number / Description and Size 12 CUP PROGRAMMABLE / COFFEE MAKER / [...] / Comment REVISED SAMPLE IS APPROVED / Office Date Country / Approved By [?] / Date 5/14/203