Joseph Claude Sinel

Joseph Claude Sinel
FIDSA
In New York: The re-designed Sinel, 1936[1]
Born(1889-09-27)27 September 1889
Auckland, New Zealand
Died27 January 1975(1975-01-27) (aged 85)
Alameda, California, United States[2]
Resting placeKerikeri, Northland,
New Zealand[3]
CitizenshipUnited States, 1945–[4]
Alma materAuckland Technical College
OccupationIndustrial designer
Notable workProduct
  • Remington typewriter
  • International Ticket Scale Corporation weighing scale [5]
  • Dictograph Acousticon Model 28[6]
  • Davis–Hardoll gasoline dispenser[7]
  • Folmer Graflex studio camera and stand
  • Dietz Streamline Monarch,[8] Little Wizard and D-Lite lanterns[9]
  • Toastmaster 1B6 automatic toaster[10]
  • Marchant calculator Figuremaster[11]

Interiors

  • Offices: International Ticket Scale Corp.

Exhibition

Spouse
Genevieve Blue
​
(m. 1926)​
[13]
RelativesJoseph Sinel (great-uncle)

Joseph Claude Sinel FIDSA (27 September 1889 – 27 January 1975) also known as Jo Sinel or "Auckland Jo", was a pioneering New-Zealand-born American industrial designer. Referred to in his lifetime and since as the father of American industrial design,[14][15][16] he established what many regarded as the country's first industrial design practice.[17]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Seitlin1936 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Joseph C Sinel, 27 Jan 1975", California Death Index, 1940–1997, Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento, retrieved 27 September 2021 – via FamilySearch
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  4. ^ "Joseph Claude Sinel, 1945", California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalisation Index, 1852–1989 – via FamilySearch
  5. ^ US Patent D78592, Joseph Sinel, "Design for a Weighing-Scale Casing", issued 1929-5-21, assigned to International Ticket Scale Corporation, of New York, N.Y. 
  6. ^ "Carbon Hearing Aids: 1900–1939: Acousticon Model 28 (Silver Seal Symphonic) Carbon Hearing Aid". The Hearing Aid Museum. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  7. ^ US Patent D84857, Joseph Sinel, "Design for a Gasoline Dispenser Casing", issued 1931-8-11 
  8. ^ US Patent D101112, Ruth Gerth & Joseph Sinel, "Design for a Lantern or Similar Article", issued 1936-9-8, assigned to R.E. Dietz Company, New York, N.Y. 
  9. ^ US Patent D101113, Ruth Gerth & Joseph Sinel, "Design for a Lantern or Similar Article", issued 1936-9-8, assigned to R.E. Dietz Company, New York, N.Y. 
  10. ^ "De Luxe Hospitality Tray by Toastmaster". The Glens Falls Times. Vol. 58, no. 275. 22 November 1937. p. 16.
  11. ^ US Patent D165557, Joseph C. Sinel, "Calculating Machine", issued 1951-12-25, assigned to Marchant Calculating Machine Company, California 
  12. ^ "Australia's £21,000 at The Golden Gate San Francisco Fair". The Mail (Magazine Section). Vol. 27, no. 1, 375. Adelaide, South Australia. 1 October 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Joseph Sinel and Genevieve Blue, 20 Oct 1926", New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829–1940, retrieved 28 September 2021 – via FamilySearch
  14. ^ "Advertising Men Slate Top Speakers". The Tustin News. Vol. 35, no. 10. 16 January 1958. p. 5.
  15. ^ Sinel, Joseph (1972). "Jo Sinel: Father of American Industrial Design" (Interview). Interviewed by Harper, Robert. California College of Arts and Crafts. p. 24 – via Sinel Collection, California College of Arts and Crafts.
  16. ^ Holub, Leo (19 May 2003). "Oral history interview with Leo Holub, 1997, July 3 (transcript)" (Interview). Interviewed by Karlstrom, Paul. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution: Archives of American Art.
  17. ^ "Joseph Claude Sinel, 1889–1975". Industrial Design. Vol. 22, no. 3. United States: Design Publications. May–June 1975. p. 8.