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"Electrolarm" clock

"Electrolarm" clock

(active 1912–1992)
(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
On View
Not on view
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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