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    Object Details

    Designer

    Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972

    Office of

    Henry Dreyfuss Associates

    Manufacturer

    Westclox, American, founded 1936

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Round, footed alarm clock. White face with brown numbers framed by off-white border, rimmed with brass. Foot with central brass plate showing Henry Dreyfuss signature.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Henry Dreyfuss

    Date

    ca. 1944

    Accession Number

    1972-88-185

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    timepieces & measuring devices
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Alarm Clock

    Type

    Alarm Clock

    Medium

    Enamelled metal, brass, blued steel (hands), printed paper

    Dimensions

    14 x 13 x 7 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)

    manufactured in

    LaSalle, Illinois, USA

    designed in

    New York, New York, USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq432a3e65b-8fda-450d-a7cf-7316bbc21034

    Record ID

    chndm_1972-88-185

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