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Many lamps from the 1950s represent an eclectic range of taste and design. Companies created lamps that featured novel, multi-purpose functions. Bilt-Rite Manufacturing of Chicago combined an aquarium, planter, and TV lamp into one unit—complete with an illustrated, mountain riverscape as a backdrop for the fish. "The Modern Consumer: Products and Style" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. http://bit.ly/1950sConsumer
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From picnics in the park, to outings at the beach or simply relaxing in the backyard, portable radios brought the style and excitement of radio technology outdoors.
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