CD Clock Radio, 2002

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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

Clock radio

Date Made

2002

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.1204

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Metal
Cloth
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Color

Black (Color)
Orange (Color)
Light green
Silver (Color)
Blue
Cream (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in (clock radio)
Width: 9.5 in (clock radio)
Length: 6 in (clock radio)
Height: 9 in (packaging)
Width: 11.25 in (packaging)
Length: 7.75 in (packaging)

Inscriptions

on front: Graves / TUNE/SKIP REPEAT / PLAY/PAUSE STOP WAKE TRACK on top: PHONES WAKE 1 RESET WAKE 2 REV SET FF TIMER SLEEP / OFF SNOOZE FM/AM / POWER RECALL RADIO SET VOLUME RADIO ON / OPEN/CLOSE on back: FM RADIO TIMER / MONO STEREO / NAP COUNTDOWN on label on back: CLASS 1 / LASER PRODUCT on label on back: The device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. / Operation is subject to the condition that this / device [...] / Manufactured September 2002 on bottom: Graves MODEL: MMG-CR2900 / CD PLAYER DIGITAL AM/FM STEREO CLOCK RADIO WITH ALARM / POWER SUPPLY: [...] on front of manual: Graves / CD CLOCK STEREO RADIO WITH DUAL / ALARM / MODEL: MMG-CR2900 / BEFORE OPERATING THIS PRODUCT / PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY. / OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS on top of packaging: Graves on front of packaging: cd clock radio / Digital AM/FM stereo tuner - Motorized front loading CD door - 10 station memory presets - Sleep timer / Dual alarm - set 2 separate wake-up times - Large backlit LCD display - Wake to radio, alarm or CD / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN(TM) on side of packaging: cd clock radio / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN(TM) on back of packaging: cd clock radio / Digital AM/FM stereo tuner / Motorized front loaded CD door / Dual alarm - set 2 separate wake-up times / 10 station memory presets / Large backlit LCD display / Sleep timer / Wake to radio, alarm or CD / Michael Graves / The Michael Graves Design(TM) Collection provides an inspired balance of form / and function. Sensible and sublime [...] / Graves on bottom of packaging: 057 03 0029 TD294454-0029 / Distributed by Target Corporation / Minneapolis, MN 55403 / (c)2002 Target Brands, Inc. / All Rights Reserved / www.target.com / Made in China