Tornado Alarm Clock
Tornado Alarm Clock
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- Description
- This mechanical alarm clock was made about 1925 by the William Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn. The model, suggesting an aggressive wakeup, is called the Tornado.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- alarm clock
- date made
- ca 1925
- manufacturer
- William Gilbert Clock Co.
- Measurements
- overall: 6 3/4 in x 4 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in; 17.145 cm x 11.7602 cm x 6.6802 cm
- ID Number
- 1984.0416.577
- catalog number
- 1984.0416.577
- accession number
- 1984.0416
- Credit Line
- James Arthur Collection, New York University
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- Work and Industry: Mechanisms
- Measuring & Mapping
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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