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Tea screen

Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, founded 1831)

Pair of "Libbiloo" Bookends

Designer: Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976)
Maker: (cast) Eugene Joseph Rowan (American, 1875–1967)

Vacuum Cleaner

Designer: Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild (American, 1898–1985)
Manufacturer: Electrolux Corporation (American, founded 1910)

Good Grips Potato Masher

Designer: Smart Design, Incorporated (American)
Manufacturer: OXO International, a division of General Housewares Corp. (American, founded 1990)

Telephone, Model No. 302

Designer: Henry Dreyfuss (American, 1904–1972)
Manufacturer: Western Electric (American, 1869–1996)

iBook G3

Designer: Jonathan Ive (British, born 1967)
Manufacturer: Apple Computer, Inc. (American, founded 1976)

"Radio Nurse" and "Guardian Ear" Short Wave Radio Transmitter

Designer: Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904–1988)
Manufacturer: Zenith Radio Corporation (American, 1918–1999)

"Petipoint" Iron, Model No. W410

Designer: form Clifford Brooks Stevens (American, 1911–1995)
Designer: (mechanical) Edward P. Schreyer (American, born Hungary, 1886–1980)
Manufacturer: Waverly Tool Company (American)

HomeHero Fire Extinguisher

Designer: The Arnell Group (American, founded 1979)
Retailer: The Home Depot (American, founded 1978)

"Bantam Special" Camera

Designer: Walter Dorwin Teague (American, 1883–1960)
Designer: Chester William Crumrine (American, 1889–1952)
Manufacturer: Eastman Kodak Company (American, founded 1892)

"Airflow" table fan

Designer: Robert Heller (American, 1899–1973)
Manufacturer: A. C. Gilbert Company (American, 1916–1967)

Vanity Set, "Rond" Pattern

Designer: Paul T. Frankl (American, born Austria, 1886–1958)
Manufacturer: Amerith Division of Celluloid Manufacturing Company (American, 1928–1935)

Herb Chopper

Designer: Henry Dreyfuss (American, 1904–1972)
Manufacturer: Washburn Company (American, 1922–1967)

Scoring Stencil Punch

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: International Business Machines Corporation (American, incorporated 1924)

Microphone and Stand, Model No. 77-B1

Designer: John Vassos (American, born Romania, 1898–1985)
Manufacturer: Radio Corporation of America (American, 1919–1986)

"Aristocrat" Stapling Machine

Designer: (casing and mechanism) Lester Leroy Wheeler (American, 1886–1963)
Designer: (casing) William H. Gref (American, 1888–1968)
Manufacturer: (casing) Plastic Turning Company (American, ca. 1937–ca. 1960)
Manufacturer: (mechanism) E. H. Hotchkiss Company (American, 1897–1955)

"Rip Van Winkle" Doorknocker

Maker: George Christian Gebelein (American, 1878–1945)

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