Norman Bel Geddes Database
Job 290, Revere Copper & Brass - Novelties, 1934-1941
Summary: During the Depression, Revere Copper and Brass enlisted the services of American industrial designers like Bel Geddes to create domestic products that reflected new design trends that might attract new, style-conscious consumers. Geddes’s ashtrays, candy dishes, and other designs incorporated the geometric and sculptural forms of gears and other machine parts.