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1957

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1967

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1994

  • We acquired this object.

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Telstar Clip, ca. 1962

This is a Clip. It is dated ca. 1962 and we acquired it in 1994. Its medium is metal. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Russell A. Flinchum in memory of Ray Flinchum.

  • Satellite Brooch
  • aluminum dibond laminated photograph, plastic reflector, glass beads.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-42

Its dimensions are

2 diameter x 2.1 cm (13/16 x 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Telstar Clip, ca. 1962; USA; metal; 2 diameter x 2.1 cm (13/16 x 13/16 in.); Gift of Russell A. Flinchum in memory of Ray Flinchum; 1994-133-1

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