Classification
Description
An alarm clock by Smith's Electric Clocks Ltd in a brown, compression moulded phenol formaldehyde case. The cream coloured square face and silvered chapter ring of the clock has a domed top with black numbers marking the hours and lines to mark the minutes. The back of the clock has a numbered dial with which to set the time of the alarm and knobs to set the alarm and time. The clock stands on four small rubberised feet. The patent number suggests that it was made circa 1934.
Inscriptions
printed: "SMITH SECTRIC MADE IN ENGLAND" (dial and chapter ring)
printed: "SMITH'S ENGLISH CLOCKS LTD. CRICKLEWOOD. LONDON N.W." (back)
Object number
AIBDC : 008703SA
Date
1934 (circa)
Country
Method
case
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Material
plastic | |
PF | case |
phenol formaldehyde | |
bakelite - generic term | |
metal | face, chapter ring and workings |
Dimensions
Width
107mm
Height
125mm
Depth
68mm