Object Details
Designer
Joe Colombo, Italian, 1930 – 1971
Producer
Ritz Italora
Description
Black, arched case; white face with ring of 12 yellow-encircled black "hour" dots surrounded by a ring of corresponding numerals interspersed with small black "minute" dots; black, lozenge-shaped hour hand with hole at end to reveal "hour" dots, thin black minute hand, thin red second hand. In small print on bottom of face: "Optic / MADE IN ITALY / Alarm."
Credit Line
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor
Date
ca. 1968
Accession Number
1986-99-39
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
timepieces & measuring devices
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Alarm clock
Type
Alarm clock
Medium
Plastic, metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8.3 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
made in
Italy
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1986-99-39