Mantel Clock
1930-1940 (made)
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Electric (synchronous) mantel clock in brown Bakelite case. Cardboard back and original wiring. Attached electrical cord and plug.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Compression-moulded phenol formaldehyde ('Bakelite'); cardboard; electrical components |
| Brief description | Synchronous mantel clock; brown Bakelite; Elco (designed London, manufactured Aberdare, Glamorgan); 1930s |
| Physical description | Electric (synchronous) mantel clock in brown Bakelite case. Cardboard back and original wiring. Attached electrical cord and plug. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | Fred Bulmer, a collector based in Leeds, Yorkshire, offered his collection of ‘plastic antiques’ to the V&A in late 1982. The Museum chose to purchase 59 objects from Bulmer the following year (for acquisition papers see MA/1/B3395). The objects were divided among the Museum’s collections according to object type: Furniture and Woodwork taking 26 objects (W.50 to 75-1983), Metalwork 18 objects (M.49 to 66-1984) and Ceramics and Glass 14 objects (C.41 to 54-1984). |
| Production | This clock apparently uses a cheap standard mechanism found in many other clocks contemporary to it. |
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| Accession number | W.61-1983 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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