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A line of radio enclosures was among the postwar offspring of the Eameses' plywood-molding process. Charles and Ray Eames developed techniques for mass-producing plywood enclosures in significant numbers. They designed cabinet forms for manufacturers such as Bendix Corporation, Emerson Radio, Farnsworth Company, Hamilton Radio Corporation, Zenith Corporation, and many others.
In addition to the molded cases, which were made of birch and ash, the Eameses made cabinet fronts formed with a “dimpled” surface -- a pattern initially used in the Case Goods storage system and then later in the Eames Storage Units. There was a functional purpose for doing this -- the compound surface strengthened the panels and prevented them from warping.
Charles and Ray Eames fabricated a wide variety of approximately 200,000 radio cabinets from 1946 until 1952.
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