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"Electrolarm" clock
"Electrolarm" clock

"Electrolarm" clock

Warren Telechron Company (active 1912–1992)
Edison General Electric Appliance Company (American, founded in 1918)
1929–1931
Object PlaceAshland, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniquePlastic case (Vinylite), brass trim, metal dial, electronic components
DimensionsOverall: 19.1 x 13.3 x 8.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of J. Parker Prindle, Jr. in honor of Carl Edwin Prindle
Accession number2014.1093
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ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsOperation instructions molded into the plastic on the back side.ProvenanceBy 2014 J. Parker Prindle, Boston, MA; 2014 gift of Parker Prindle to the MFA. (Accession date: September 24, 2014)
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