Clock
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Caption
Paul T. Frankl American, born Austria, 1887–1958; Warren Telechron Company. Clock, late 1920s. Chrome-plated and enameled metal, glass, plastic, 7 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (19.7 x 14.9 x 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 85.110. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.110_mark_bw.jpg)
Designer
Title
Clock
Date
late 1920s
Geography
Place manufactured: Ashland, Massachusetts, United States
Medium
Chrome-plated and enameled metal, glass, plastic
Classification
Dimensions
7 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (19.7 x 14.9 x 9.5 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
On metal plate affixed to back: "REG. U.S. TELECHRON / ELECTRIC CLOCK / MOD. HH, SER. 393423 B / VOLTS 108 / 125 / CYC. 60, WATTS 2 ... [other technical information] ...PAT. OCT. 29, '18 / OCT. 3, 22 MAY 22, 23 / MAY 23, 24 / JULY 22, 24 / JULY 14, 25 / 1768386 / WITH INDICATORS MAR 23, 20 / JAN 25, 27 / WARREN TELECHRON CO., ASHLAND, MASS., U.S.A." On face of clock, printed in script: "Telechron"
Credit Line
H. Randolph Lever Fund
Accession Number
85.110
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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