Sentinel Wafer Electric Clock, 1940
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Artifact Overview
Henry Dreyfuss is remembered for his telephone designs for A.T. & T. This clock, though, is a seminal object in his career. Created at roughly the same time as his early telephones, it marks his maturing as a designer in terms of simple, approachable form. It foreshadows his later design for the ubiquitous Honeywell round thermostat of 1953.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Clock
Date Made
1940
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Henry Dreyfuss and manufactured by the E. Ingraham Co. in Bristol, Connecticut.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2009.65.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Glass (material)
Plastic
Paint (Coating)
Color
Black (Color)
Cream (Color)
Gray (Color)
Red
White (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 in
Thickness: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
On face: SENTINEL/ WAFER
Printed on dial: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Printed along bottom of face: THE E. INGRAHAM CO. BRISTOL, CONN. U.S.A.
Imprinted on back: WAFER/ MODEL SK-174/ 60 CY [obscured by tape residue]/ E. INGRAHAM CO./ BRISTOL, CONN./ USA [partially obscured by tape residue]
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