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Electrifying Time
Jim Linz
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Description for Electrifying Time
Paperback. Over 700 Telechron and General Electric clocks produced between 1925 and 1955 are chronicled. Repair and restoration tips are given, including an astonishing method for breathing new life into dead rotors. Designers are included, and celebrities are pictured in early advertisements. Num Pages: 255 pages, 430 color & 476 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Telechron and General Electric pioneered the application of machine age, art deco styling to clock designs, starting with the Paul Frankl designed Modernique. So impressive are many of the designs that over the years they have been incorrectly attributed to such designers as Gilbert Rohde, Russel Wright, and Rockwell Kent. This book sets the record straight, documenting the designers of some 175 models. Readers are introduced to such long forgotten designers as John Rainbault, Ray Patten, and Ivan Bruce whose work is often credited to the big-name designers. Over 700 Telechron and General Electric models produced between 1925 and 1955 ... Read more
Telechron and General Electric pioneered the application of machine age, art deco styling to clock designs, starting with the Paul Frankl designed Modernique. So impressive are many of the designs that over the years they have been incorrectly attributed to such designers as Gilbert Rohde, Russel Wright, and Rockwell Kent. This book sets the record straight, documenting the designers of some 175 models. Readers are introduced to such long forgotten designers as John Rainbault, Ray Patten, and Ivan Bruce whose work is often credited to the big-name designers. Over 700 Telechron and General Electric models produced between 1925 and 1955 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764311901
SKU
V9780764311901
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About Jim Linz
Jim Linz has been collecting and researching Westclox for many years. This is his fourth book with Schiffer Publishing.
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