"Soda King" Syphon Bottle

Designer Norman Bel Geddes American
Designer Worthen Paxton American
1938
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 912

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Object Information
  • Title: "Soda King" Syphon Bottle
  • Designer: Norman Bel Geddes (American, Adrian, Michigan 1893–1958 New York)
  • Designer: Worthen Paxton (American, Washington, Pennsylvania 1905–1977 New York, New York)
  • Manufacturer: Walter Kidde Sales Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey
  • Date: 1938
  • Medium: Chrome-plated metal, brass, paint, rubber
  • Dimensions: H. 9-3/4 inches, Diam. 4-3/8 inches (24.8 x 11.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, 2000
  • Object Number: 2000.600.8
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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