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1938

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1997

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Drawing, Design for Gas Valve Housings/Linkage Cover

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Henry Dreyfuss. It is dated April 7, 1938 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is brush and gouache, gray wash, pen and black ink, graphite on cream paper, lined on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Honeywell, Inc.. It is credited Gift of Honeywell, Inc..

Its dimensions are

29.1 x 22.6 cm (11 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in black gouache, lower right (ninety-degree angle): DREYFUSS / DWG. NO. 41 / DATED 4-7-38 / FOR Z601-A LINKAGE / COVER

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Gas Valve Housings/Linkage Cover; Designed by Henry Dreyfuss (American, 1904–1972); USA; brush and gouache, gray wash, pen and black ink, graphite on cream paper, lined on illustration board; 29.1 x 22.6 cm (11 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.); Gift of Honeywell, Inc.; 1997-10-10

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