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Period: Mid-20th Century
Place of Origin: American
Mid Century Modern Grandfather Clock by Sligh Furniture. Circa 1960s
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern Grandfather Clock by Trend Clocks, Sligh Furniture. Circa 1960s
Features a Quintessential Mid Century Modern Designed Cabi...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
George Nelson Birch & Brass Wall Clock for Howard Miller
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson Birch & Brass wall clock for Howard Miller.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Brass
George Nelson Meridian Wall Clock Rimini Blue Face by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By George Nelson, Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Meridian” clock designed by George Nelson for the Howard Miller
Clock Company. Face is made of “Rimini Blue” Italian ceramic designed
by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, battery operated.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
Rare OVERSIZED aRT Deco Neon Clock by Telechron Electric Clock.. 3' Diameter
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare OVERSIZED aRT Deco Neon Clock by Telechron Electric Clock.. 34" Diameter.. Ive owned over 50 Neon Clocks,, very few this large,Tested and keeps perfect time,, Great color neon....
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Steel
George Nelson Starburst Clock
By George Nelson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Iconic design by George Nelson
Category
1950s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage George Nelson / Howard Miller Multi-color Spike / Starburst Clock
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic Vintage George Nelson / Howard Miller Multi-color Spike / Starburst Electric Wall Clock,, Amazing colors,, wonderful patina,, retains original Howard Miller label,, Tested and...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Ronson 1936 Maltese Art Deco Machine Age Black Clock With Touch Tip Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
A Maltese clock & touch tip lighter designed by Ronson.
This is an extremely rare Ronson Maltese clock Touch-Tip lighter. This is a very iconic piece made in 1936 at Newark, New Jer...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Stunning Unmolested Original Wall / Counter Art Deco Neon Clock
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Probably the cleanest Art Deco NEON CLOCK I have ever owned, manufactured by (say it in neon inc.) Buffalo New York .. Stunning red can,, chrome sp...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare 1930s Diminuative Hexagon Art Deco Neon Clock, Electric Neon Clock Co.
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen, small size Art Deco hexagon neon clock made by the Electric Neon Clock co., totally original. Unmolested. retains original can, clock f...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Etalage Reclame Mystery Clock Running Nicely
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning clock design by Etalage Reclame. The clock dates to the early 1940’s or late 1930’s. It is mystery clock. It has two disks inside with hands affixed to the plates that rot...
Category
1940s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Sunbeam Corporation Electric Desk Clock
Located in Ferndale, MI
1970s Sunbeam electric pendulum clock with second hand and alarm, catalog # 80-165. Faux wood on sides and top, acrylic front.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Acrylic, Plastic
Telechron Skyscraper Bakelite Clock
By Paul Frankl, Warren Telechron Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Telechron Electric Skyscraper Bakelite Table Clock. Working alarm with many of the styling of Paul Frankl's Famous metal Table Clock. This clock was often said to be designed by Fr...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Bakelite
Chrome General Electric Monitor Top Refrigerator Electric Clock 1931
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This is an original GE refrigerator electric clock. Only produced for 4 years, (1928 thru 1931) only 21,460 of these clocks where ever made. These clocks were never sold to the publi...
Category
1930s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Arthur Umanoff Rosewood Square Desk Clock for Howard Miller
By Howard Miller, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Troy, MI
Arthur Umanoff model 645 alarm clock for Howard Miller circa late 1960s
Rosewood case with aluminum dial on a black background
Plug in electric movement with black hour and minute ha...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Measured Time Clock by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Hawkeye Measure Time Clock Timer, a masterpiece by Isamu Noguchi, stands as a testament to both form and function. In impeccable working order, this timekeeping gem has undergone...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Telechron Model 7H141 Lucite & Brass Electric Desk Clock
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Lucite and brass Telechron Model 7H141 Electric desk clock featuring a brass face with a bubble glass front fitted inside a highly polished square acrylic block with brass feet....
Category
1940s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Acrylic
Art Deco Bakelite Temperature & Humidity Monitor by Middlebury
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Streamline Art Deco temperature & humidity monitor weather station by Middlebury. This weather station features a brown Bakelite body with a rounded bubble glass face shielding 2 nee...
Category
1930s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Bakelite
Mid-Century Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye Measured Time Clock and Timer
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Noguchi's first mass-produced design, completed circa 1932, predating his design for the "Radio Nurse" baby monitor by about five years. Produced...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Streamline Art Deco Temperature and Humidity Monitor by Middlebury
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Streamline Art Deco temperature and humidity monitor by Middlebury. featuring a temperature and humidity monitor fitted in a circular housing fixed a scrolling chromed spring arm on ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
George Nelson for Howard Miller Clock #4766
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice vintage mid century modern George Nelson for Howard Miller 4766 Clock in working condition. The clock has an alarm function that is working as well. The clock bears a Treadway...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Modern Spartus Atomic Wall Clock! Hyper-Rare NOS Unused & Mint!
By Spartus Clocks
Located in Peoria, AZ
Time Warp!
1959 Sputnik Styled
Spartus Wall Clock
New Old Stock!
Mint Vintage Condition!
This is a spectacular find! An unused Sputnik style mid century modern Spartus wall clo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Large Light Up Howard Miller Lucite Wall Clock
By Howard Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A large Lucite light up wall clock from a Michigan bank lobby with beveled edges and routed roman numerals to the back of the face. The center has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mid Century German Made Weather Station Relative Hygrometer, Circa 1960
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid Century German Made acrylic and brass Weather Station Relative Hygrometer this sphere with Barometer Hygrometer & Thermometer.
West Germany, circa 1960
Category
1950s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Alarm Clock MoonBeam Westclox Yellow Bakelite Vintage Art Deco 1950s
By Westclox
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Crafted in the vibrant era of the 1950s, the "Moonbeam" alarm clock by Westclox is a mesmerizing testament to the enduring charm of mid-20th-century design. Its retro allure is accen...
Category
1950s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
George Nelson Basket Clock, model 2215
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in New York, NY
Round basket clock, model #2215, designed by George Nelson and produced by Howard Miller, 1950’s. Rattan, enameled steel, metal. With Howard Miller decal on face, and sticker and emb...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Steel
Howard Miller Desk Clock by Design Office of George Nelson
By Howard Miller, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Umanoff for The Design Office of George Nelson for Howard Miller Rosewood Desk or Table Clock. In great shape and running flawlessly! Been in use for about 6 months on my de...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Double Sided Train Station Clock, c. 1960s Denmark
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic double-sided illuminated railway station clock from Denmark circa 1960s. Each side can be set to a different time/ time-zone. Quintessential Scandinavian minimalist design....
Category
1960s Industrial Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Double Sided Train Station Clock, c. 1940s, Boston
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful double-sided illuminated railway station clock from Boston, USA, c. 1940. Each side can be set to a different time/time-zone. Fully functioning, newly restored motors/clock...
Category
1940s Industrial Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
1930s Shreve and Company Art Deco Desk Clock
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Shreve and Company San Francisco
STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco Glass, Gilt and Nickel
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: 15 Jewels
DIA...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Chrome Art Deco "Chrono Lite-12" Commercial Neon Wall Clock by Seth Thomas, Cir
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Seth Thomas Art Deco 16” Diameter "Chrono Lite-16" wall clock featuring a black dial with Original Green Gas Tube Neon under bubble style glass and a stainless steel streamline case....
Category
1940s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Blue Mirror Clock
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller blue mirror table clock. Rohde introduced a series of clocks in the early 30's that are some of the most amazing des...
Category
1930s Machine Age Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Mechanical Bakelite Maritime Wall Clock from Seth Thomas, 1950s
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bakelite winding ships wall clock made by Seth Thomas Clock Company in United States during the 1950s .It features a dark brown bakelite case a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Early Production Iconic Ball Clock Designed by George Nelson for Howard Miller
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in San Diego, CA
A very hard to find and early iconic ball clock designed by George Nelson for Howard Miller, circa 1950s. The clock is in original vintage condition with an 8 feet long plug in elec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Arthur Umanoff Desk Clock, George Nelson & Associates, 1950s
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Houston, TX
George Nelson & Associates
table clock.
Howard Miller Clock Company,
USA.
Rosewood, steel.
Measures: 4.25 W x 3 D x 5.5 H inches.
Signed with decal manufacturer's label t...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Steel
Vintage Mid Century Modern Green Starburst Wall Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Green Starburst Wall Clock
Circa 1960
Dimensions
D 31” (entire clock)
D 9” (middle of the clock)
Good vintage condition
Please be aware that mos...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Henry Dreyfuss Wall Clock
By Henry Dreyfuss
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Highly graphic chrome wall clock with classic 50's details. Sweeping hand movement on this wonderful clock designed by one the greatest industrial designers of this century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Gold Diamond-Encrusted Women's Wristwatch by Omega
By Omega
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1960 14k gold Omega women's wristwatch with a diamond-encrusted watch face containing over 20 1ct diamonds and features a manual wind movement. The...
Category
1960s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Gold
Mid-Century Modern Kite Wall Clock by George Nelson, Howard Miller, Vitra Label
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern kite wall clock by George Nelson, Howard Miller, Vitra Label
George Nelson (American, 1908-1986) Group of Table and Wall Clocks for Howard Miller, Vitra Design Museum, Poland/Germany, designed 1949-1954 Vitra Design Museum labels, With battery-operated mechanisms
The Kite clock...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Black Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Ibm, 1950s
By IBM
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by IBM in the USA during the 1950s. It features a black metal frame, iron dial, aluminium hands and a clear glass cover. The piece has been converted i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Clocks
Materials
Iron
George Nelson Mid Century Ball Clock in Brass and Wood
By George Nelson
Located in Weesp, NL
Interestingly, while nearly all of the designs that came out of George’s studio were attributed to him, many were actually designed by him and his team. Some were even designed solely by someone else working at the studio.
Nelson famously recounted the story of how the Ball Clock came to life in an interview decades after it’s release:
“It was one of the really funny evenings. Noguchi came by, Bucky Fuller came by, and here was Irving, and here was I, and Noguchi - who can’t keep his hands off anything - he saw we were working on clocks and started making doodles. Then Bucky sort of brushed Isamu aside. He said, ‘This is a good way to do a clock’ and made some utterly absurd thing. Everybody was taking a crack at this, pushing each other aside and making scribbles. At some point we left – we were suddenly all tired, and we’d had a little bit too much to drink – and the next morning I came back, and here was this roll of paper, and Irving and I looked at it, and somewhere in this roll, there was a ball clock. I don’t know to this day who cooked it up.”
Nevertheless, whoever it was that came up with George Nelson’s designs, it’s almost certain that they would never have come to fruition if it wasn’t for George’s vision and forward-thinking approach.
Can you tell me more about his clocks?
George’s clocks were one of his most impressive bodies of work. In total, he and his team designed over 130 clocks in just three decades.
While it is widely accepted that Irving Harper was the lead designer for the Howard Miller Clock Company at George Nelson Associates, the collection arose after two insightful observations from George: one, that people no longer used the numbers to tell the time; and two, that since most people now used their wristwatch to tell the time, interior clocks were now free to become more decorative in nature.
The clocks were designed and released in batches of 8 and were initially only given numbers for names. The Sunflower Clock was simply ‘Clock 2261’, the Flock of Butterflies Clock was 'Clock 2226’, and so on.
The Ball was the first clock designed by George and his team and it was followed shortly after by the Star, Sunburst, Spindle, Asterisk, Turbine, Flock of Butterflies, Eye and others. The clocks were purposefully abstract and were designed to complement the modernist furniture emerging at the time.
As well as wall clocks, George’s studio also produced a series of desk clocks during that time, most notably the bubble-shaped Night Desk...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Superb Midcentury Studio Craft Floor Clock
By George Nakashima, Wendell Castle
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Amazing floor clock executed in black walnut gloriously hand carved to perfection. A stunning showpiece and fine example of Studio Craft Modern.
Clock is wind-up and functions well when documented. Can be swapped for battery powered mechanism however the current movement is high quality.
Local...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Walnut
Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye "Measured Time" Clock and Kitchen Timer
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
The “Measured Time” clocks have appeared previously on the market without attribution, identified only by the clockface “Hawkeye” label or the Stev...
Category
1930s Art Nouveau Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
George Nelson Studio Steering Wheel Clock
By George Nelson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An original George Nelson Studio steering wheel clock
Original surface, hour markers and second hand
Howard Miller Decal present,see detail phot...
Category
1950s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Sessions Mantel Clock in Marble & Brass
By Sessions
Located in Bradenton, FL
A mid century electric mantle clock. The clock face is decorated with a vine leaf motif and clover details, set in a marble block with a crimson vein in the top corner. Rests on bras...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Black, Starr & Frost Victorian Egyptian Revival Clock Garniture Set, circa 1860
By Black, Starr & Frost
Located in Germantown, MD
An original, very rare Egyptian revival Mantle Clock and Obelisks garniture set by the very famous Black Starr & Frost, the oldest jewelry company in America founded in 1810. Garnitu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian American Clocks
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Pink Champagne Glass Mantel Clock Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Art Deco mantel clock in the style of Gilbert Rohde. Clock works excellent and is in excellent vintage condition. Sound wiring. Can be parcel posted safely.
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Robert Wuersch Ceramic and Walnut Wall Clock
By Robert Wuersch Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
Handsome ceramic and walnut midcentury modern wall clock with face in olive green glaze and black Roman numerals. Deep profile with thick wood outer frame. Simple black metal hands a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Brown Industrial Factory Wall Clock from IBM, 1950s
By IBM
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by IBM in USA during the 1950s. It features a brown metal frame, iron dial, aluminium hands and a clear glass cover. The piece has been converted into a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Clocks
Materials
Iron
Vintage Ibm Master Long Clock Electro Mechanical Pendulum 1960
By IBM
Located in Biella, IT
Ibm master long clock electro mechanical with pendulum years ’60, used but good vintage condition and complete of the piece also for the mechanism, but have...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Stunning Stainless Steel and Blue Glass Art Deco / Machine Age Clock
By Gilbert Rohde, Charles Webb
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning stainless steel and blue glass Art Deco / Machine Age clock manufactured by The Webb C.Ball co...Cleveland, wind up 8 day table clock, Classic modernist design.. runs and keeps perfect time.
The WEBB C. BALL CO. was one of Cleveland's major jewelry...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Lawson Art Deco Digital Table Clock Designed by Ferher and Adomatis
By Lawson Time Inc.
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome, digital table clock was made in the 1930s by Lawson Time, a clock manufacturer in Los Angeles, California. It was one of several clocks designed for them in the Art Deco style by Ferher and Adomatis, presumably Paul Feher...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Nickel, Brass
Howard Miller Iconic Clock by George Nelson
By Howard Miller
Located in Riverdale, NY
Iconic and classic Howard Miller ball clock from the 1950's by George Nelson. Wonderful Atomic style with a central clock motif with 50's styl...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Howard Miller Floor or Tall Table Clock Attributed to George Nelson
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
Scarce Vintage Howard Miller Floor or Tall Table Clock attributed to George Nelson. Model 609. Chrome tulip base, thin chrome stem and chrome spheric...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Rare Art Deco Desk Clock w/ Geometric Forms, Bronze and Brass, Tiffany & Co.
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly designed and rare -- perhaps unique -- this extremely fine desk clock by Tiffany & Company consists of a bronze case inset with an 8-day windup clock...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Jefferson 500 Space Age Chrome Rocket Shape Desk Top Clock
By Jefferson Electric Co.
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fine working order. Jefferson 500 desk top clock. Minor paint loss to face. Tiny bit of pitting to chrome. Designed so cord can be wound and stored on u...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Metal
George Nelson Brass Clock for Howard Miller
By George Nelson, Howard Miller, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson for Howard Miller brass clock. A round brass clock on a tri-legged brass pedestal with a thick plexiglass face. The clock has b...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
MFD by Self Winding Industrial Clock
By Self Winding Clock Co.
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, we offer this MFD by Self Winding Industrial.
Category
1940s Industrial Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Steel
Large Marble Clock Face with Bronze Numbers
Located in New York, NY
Large marble clock face with bronze numbers.
Category
Mid-20th Century Other American Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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