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Installation view of the exhibition "Humble Masterpieces"
April 8, 2004–September 27, 2004. Photographic Archive. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. IN1918.6. Photograph by John Wronn.
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Works identified
Arthur A. Aykanian
Spoon Straw
1968
Giorgio Berretti
Disposable Foldable Razors
1975
Per Jari, Jan Ohrn
Multilog 2040 Pacemaker
1988
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen
LEGO building bricks
1954–1958
Olof Backstrom
Scissors
Designed 1960-1967, this example 1976
Smart Design, New York
Good Grips Paring Knife
1989
CSS/Winfield
Unique Key Card
1982
Sherman L. Kelly
Ice Cream Scoop
1935
Art Fry, Spencer Silver
Post-it® Note
c. 1977
Décolletage Plastique Design Team
Bic Cristal® Ballpoint pen
1950
Iain Sinclair
Flashcard
1993
Duracell International Inc., Bethel, Connecticut
Duracell AA Battery
1960
Leo Gerstenzang
Q-tips
1923
Richard James, Betty James
Slinky
1945