Flip Clocks
Vintage White Copal Model 222 Flip Clock
By Copal Clock 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Copal Model 222 flip clock with off-white plastic case, black face, and clear
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Mid-20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Electric Art Deco Wooden Advertising Flip Clock
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful electric Art Deco wooden advertising flip clock, circa 1940s. The clock was used to
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20th Century American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Black and White Flip Clock Large Station, Factory Clock, 1970s, France
By Bodet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Timeless Bodet black and white flip-flap station clock designed by the company that has been
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Plastic, Lucite
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H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 3.94 in
Italian Midcentury Space Age Solari di Udine Card-Printing Flip Clock 1976 Red
By Solari Udine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous Solari di Udine flap wall clock, numbered, 1st edition of the card-printing production by
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
H 19.69 in W 10.63 in D 7.09 in
Industrial Flip Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1980s
By Pragotron
Located in Żory, PL
The Pragotron IPJ0612 flip wall clock was designed and manufactured in Czechoslovakia in the 1980s
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Vintage 1980s Industrial Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
20th Century Swiss Solid Silver & Guilloche Enamel Travel Clock, c.1900
By Geneva Clock Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century swiss solid silver and guilloché enamel travel clock or boudoir clock
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20th Century Swiss Neoclassical Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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H 7.09 in W 3.94 in D 2.17 in
Art Deco Solid Silver Miniature Flip Up Travel Clock by Rotary, circa 1933
Located in Devon, England
and when the case top is slid down the clock itself automatically flips up to display the time. This
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
H 2.76 in W 4.73 in D 0.79 in
Mauboussin Fouga Stainless Steel Travel Clock IOB
By Mauboussin
Located in New York, NY
case with single crown. The cover flips around to serve as a base for displaying the clock. Rectangular
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20th Century French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Font Clock G100 Large by Established & Sons
By Established & Sons
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established following
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21st Century and Contemporary British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Font Clock G100 Medium by Established & Sons
By Established & Sons
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established following
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21st Century and Contemporary British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Font Clock G100 Small by Established & Sons
By Established & Sons
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established following
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21st Century and Contemporary British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Established & Sons Small Font Clock by Sebastian Wrong
By Sebastian Wrong, Established & Sons
Located in London, GB
The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Established & Sons Large Font Clock by Sebastian Wrong
By Sebastian Wrong, Established & Sons
Located in London, GB
The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Established & Sons Medium Font Clock by Sebastian Wrong
By Sebastian Wrong, Established & Sons
Located in London, GB
The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Danish Modern Rosewood Free Standing Flip Top Dry Bar c. 1960s
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Mid Century Danish Modern 1960s Rosewood Dry Bar goes from proper to party in just two flips. When
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rosewood
Jaques London Victorian Faux Book Chessboard Staunton Pieces & Hardwood Clock
By Jaques of London, House of Staunton
Located in GB
set in the form of checkers pieces and lastly a Jacques of London Rosewood Chess clock
A truly
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Games
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Leather, Hardwood, Boxwood
H 17.72 in W 3.55 in D 10.24 in
Vintage Art Deco Philippine Mahogany Dry Bar or Liquor Cabinet
Located in Topeka, KS
to Mid-20th Century.
It's 5 O’clock somewhere!! What a FANTASTIC vintage Art Deco dry bar or
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Fabric, Paint, Mahogany
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1980s Citizen Japanese Blue Steel Retro Vintage Industrial Antique Quartz Clock
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Citizen super tanker slave clock original blue finish.
A reclaimed and restored maritime slave clock also called secondary clock of superior build quality.
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By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
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Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
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Midcentury Mirrored Dressing Table in Sycamore and Walnut, France, circa 1950
Located in London, GB
Midcentury mirrored dressing table in sycamore and walnut, France, circa 1950.
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By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
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Telechron Model 7H141 Lucite & Brass Electric Desk Clock
Located in Van Nuys, CA
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Vintage Danish Teak Modular Wall Unit 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
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Located in Vulpellac, Girona
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Dining Set Designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
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Cupboard Space Age, 1970
By Joe Colombo, Verner Panton
Located in Perpignan, FR
Rare Italian fiberglass cupboard 1970 -
Cylindrical - space age movment.
In original conditions.
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Original Sunball Chair by Gunter Ris and Ferdinand Selldorf for Rosenthal
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Located in Little Burstead, Essex
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Mid-Century Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye Measured Time Clock and Timer
By Isamu Noguchi
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By Pragotron
Located in Auerbach, Saxony
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Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Cigar Box Clock and Hermès Matchbox
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
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Vintage 1930s French Tobacco Accessories
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Vintage Black Copal Model 225 Flip Clock
By Copal Clock 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful mid-century modern Copal Model 225 flip clock with black plastic case, black face
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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Plastic
Vintage White Flip Clock by Sankyo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 1970s digital flip clock by Sankyo. White plastic case, chrome face and accents, and round dial
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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Metal
Vintage Model 412 Digital Flip Clock by Sankyo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 1970s digital flip clock by Sankyo. Black plastic case, chrome face and accents, and round dial
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Art Deco French Ivory Tele-Vision Clock Corp Flip Clock, circa 1930s
Located in Essex, MA
A stylish Art Deco period electric cyclometer (flip) clock by the Tele-Vision Clock Corporation in
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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Plastic
Flip Clock by Garand from 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
1 original cotini DT 17 Garant very early flip flap day date month clock from circa 1971
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Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Big Solari Udine Dator 10 Airport Flip Clock by Gino Valle, Italy, 1960s
By Gino Valle, Solari Udine
Located in Vienna, AT
Big loft wall clock Dator 10, from the 1960s. Designed by Gino Valle, produced by Solari/Udine
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
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Metal
Vintage Black Copal Model 229 Flip Alarm Clock
By Copal Clock 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful mid-century modern Copal Model 229 flip clock with black plastic case, black face
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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Plastic
German Garant Wall Clock from Early 1970s
By Garant
Located in Haderslev, DK
Rare piece of high quality made flip clock by German Garant model number DT 17.
Works perfectly
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
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Flip Table Clock By George Nelson
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare and beautiful minimalist (and tactile) table clock having a cylindrical spun aluminum body
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Clocks
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Industrial Flip Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1980s
By Pragotron
Located in Żory, PL
The Pragotron IPJ0612 flip wall clock was designed and manufactured in Czechoslovakia in the 1980s
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Rare Arthur Umanoff Flip Table Clock
By Howard Miller, Arthur Umanoff
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Very rare and desirable Arthur Umanoff flip table clock. When plugged in all moving parts are
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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Modernist Cylinder Clock By Arthur Umanoff
By Howard Miller, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare and minimalist modernist clock having an exposed motor and flip numbers encased in a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Clocks
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American Chippendale Walnut Antique Tall Case Clock, John Davis, Pennsylvania
By John Davis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EXCEPTIONAL AMERICAN CHIPPENDALE WALNUT TALL CASE CLOCK
John Davis of New Holland in Lancaster
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1980's Postmodern Magic Cube Desk Accessory by George Matsumoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
) are either removable or have doors that slide or flip open. They include:
The cube contains;
1
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Original Antique French Boulle Dressing, End Table or Nightstand
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisite craftsmanship is showcased in this fine example of a Boulle table with its flip-top
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Antique 19th Century French Vanities
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Vintage White Copal Model 222 Flip Clock
By Copal Clock 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern Copal Model 222 flip clock with white plastic case, black face, and
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Mid-20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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Vintage White Copal Model 222 Flip Clock
By Copal Clock 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Copal Model 222 flip clock with off-white plastic case, black face, and clear
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Mid-20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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Vintage White Copal Model 222 Flip Clock
By Copal Clock 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Copal Model 222 flip clock with off-white plastic case, black face, and clear
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Mid-20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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Plastic
Vintage White Copal Model 225 Flip Clock
By Copal Clock 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern Copal Model 225 flip clock with white plastic case, black face, and
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60's-70's Large Solari & C/Udine Flip Clock, Italy
By Solari Udine
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A larger scale Italian flip clock removed from a bank with rectangle case the front in clear
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
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Flip Clock by Bürk from 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
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Mid Century Modernist Arthur Umanoff Howard Miller Rosewood Cylinder Flip Clock
By Arthur Umanoff, Howard Miller
Located in Troy, MI
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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By Gino Valle, Solari Udine
Located in Vienna, AT
Udine.
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Midcentury Twemco Flip Date Calendar Wall Clock, 1960s, Hong Kong
By TWEMCO
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Very rare automatic flip calendar clock made by Twemco, Hong Kong in 1960s. Orange painted steel
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Space Age Rare Flip Electric Clock by Caslon
Located in San Diego, CA
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By Odo
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
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This
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By Cartier
Located in Dublin, Ireland
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Gold
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Hall Tree Bench Seat
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By Horrix
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Giant Italian Flip Clock by Gino Valle 1923-2003
Located in San Francisco, CA
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By Pennwood Numechron
Located in Port Hope, ON
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Pop Art Font Clock Set 3 Sizes - Calendar + Flip Typeface by Established & Sons
By Sebastian Wrong, Established & Sons
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Font Calendar Wall Clock, Pop Art, Established & Sons ( Medium )
By Sebastian Wrong, Established & Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Font Calendar Clock, Pop Art Typeface, Established & Sons ( Large )
By Sebastian Wrong, Established & Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Font Calendar Clock - Pop Art Typeface by Established & Sons, Small 1 of 3 Set
By Sebastian Wrong, Established & Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
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By JVC
Located in New York, NY
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Pair Midcentury Modern Ebonized Night Stands
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Lapis Lazuli Travel Clock, 1960s
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
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Flip Clocks For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of flip clocks for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct flip clocks — often made from metal, glass and plastic — can elevate any home. Flip clocks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Flip clocks made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. Flip clocks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Solari Udine, Gino Valle and Howard Miller are consistently popular.
How Much are Flip Clocks?
Prices for flip clocks start at $450 and top out at $14,900 with the average selling for $1,474.
Finding the Right clocks for You
A sophisticated clock design, whether it’s a desk clock, mantel clock or large wall clock for your living room, is a decorative object to be admired in your home as much as it is a necessary functional element. This is part of the reason clocks make such superb collectibles. Given the versatility of these treasured fixtures — they’ve long been made in a range of shapes, sizes and styles — a clock can prove integral to your own particular interior decor.
Antique and vintage clocks can whisk us back to the 18th and 19th centuries. When most people think of antique clocks, they imagine an Art Deco Bakelite tabletop clock or wall clock, named for the revolutionary synthetic plastic, Bakelite, of which they’re made, or a stately antique grandfather clock. But the art of clock-making goes way back, transcending continents and encompassing an entire range of design styles and technologies. In short, there are many kinds of clocks depending on your needs.
A variety of wall clocks can be found on 1stDibs. A large antique hand-carved walnut wall clock is best suited to a big room and a flat background given what will likely be outwardly sculptural features, while Georgian grandfather clocks, or longcase clocks, will help welcome rainswept guests into your entryway or foyer. An interactive cuckoo clock, large or small, is guaranteed to bring outsize personality to your living room or dining room. For conversation pieces of a similar breed, mid-century modern enthusiasts go for the curious Ball clock, the first of more than 150 clock models conceived in the studio of legendary architect and designer George Nelson.
Minimalist contemporary clocks and books pair nicely on a shelf, but an eye-catching vintage mantel clock can add balance to your home library while drawing attention to your art and design books and other decorative objects. Ormolu clocks dating from the Louis XVI period, designed in the neoclassical style, are often profusely ornate, featuring architectural flourishes and rich naturalistic details. Rococo-style mantel clocks of Meissen porcelain or porcelain originating from manufacturers in cities such as Limoges, France, during the 18th and 19th centuries, exude an air of imperial elegance on your shelves or side tables and can help give your desk a 19th-century upgrade.
On 1stDibs, find a range of extraordinary antique and vintage clocks today.
Questions About Flip Clocks
- How does a flip clock work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021The flip clock works on the split-flap mechanism wherein the pages or tiles are attached to a wheel. There are dedicated sections for hours and minutes for clear indication. It operates on an electric motor that moves with the help of a reduction gear train.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Flip clocks are sometimes called flap clocks. However, flip clock is the more commonly used name. They feature separate hour and minute numbers that flip over to mark the passage of time. Remigio Solari invented the flip clock system in 1948. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of flip clocks.
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