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"Arlington" electric clock

(American, 1898 – 1990)
(American, 1907–1982)
(active 1933 to about 1975)
(American, born in Germany, 1889–1963)
designed about 1936; manufactured 1936-40
Object PlaceLos Angeles, California
Medium/TechniqueSilver- finished brass, plastic (probably celluloid or Lucite), alabaster, glass; electrical fittings
DimensionsOverall: 9.5 x 33 x 10.8 cm (3 3/4 x 13 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1449
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ClassificationsFurniture
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Provenance2014, gift of John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
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