"Big Ben" alarm clock, 1939
Henry Dreyfuss; Manufacturer: Westcloxexpand_more
Metal, plasticexpand_more
The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesotaexpand_more 98.276.297.1
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The "Big Ben" is a classic Dreyfuss design, a stylish reworking of an inexpensive alarm clock by creating a smooth rounded shell and tapering base, and removing the bells from the top of the clock. Although Dreyfuss began redesigning the clock in the early 1930s, by 1939, when this one was made, the "Big Ben" had reached its elegant height. It is the Big Ben "Loud Alarm" clock, described as an alarm "for the heavy sleeper." The clock came in a box with strong linear graphics, also designed by Dreyfuss's firm, as an integral part of marketing the clock.
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- Title
- "Big Ben" alarm clock
- Artist Life
- 1904 - 1972
- Role
- Designer
- Accession Number
- 98.276.297.1
- Curator Approved
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