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- Electric Clock, 1953-1960 - In the late 1910s, Henry Warren invented a small self-starting synchronous motor that ran on alternating current to run a clock. His company, using the Telechron brand name, spurred the development of inexpensive electric alarm clocks that by the mid-1920s outpaced spring-driven versions. General Electric took controlling interest in Warren's company in the early 1940s, producing electric clocks until 1979.
- 1953-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Electric Clock, 1953-1960
In the late 1910s, Henry Warren invented a small self-starting synchronous motor that ran on alternating current to run a clock. His company, using the Telechron brand name, spurred the development of inexpensive electric alarm clocks that by the mid-1920s outpaced spring-driven versions. General Electric took controlling interest in Warren's company in the early 1940s, producing electric clocks until 1979.
- Electric Clock Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama -
- circa 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Electric Clock Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
- Model 4706 Electric Clock, 1933-1934 - Designer Gilbert Rohde persuaded his new client, the Herman Miller Furniture Company, to participate in the 1933-34 Chicago Century of Progress World's Fair. Rohde designed a suite of furniture and accessories which were exhibited in the "Design for Living" House at the Fair and then manufactured by the company. This clock, the Model 4706 Electric, was shown in the house's primary bedroom.
- 1933-1934
- Collections - Artifact
Model 4706 Electric Clock, 1933-1934
Designer Gilbert Rohde persuaded his new client, the Herman Miller Furniture Company, to participate in the 1933-34 Chicago Century of Progress World's Fair. Rohde designed a suite of furniture and accessories which were exhibited in the "Design for Living" House at the Fair and then manufactured by the company. This clock, the Model 4706 Electric, was shown in the house's primary bedroom.