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Cifra 6 Palette clock by Gino Valle for Solari, Udine, 1960s

Name: Cifra 6 Palette clock by Gino Valle for Solari, Udine, 1960s
Brand: Solari Udine
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)

$748.23List Price

About the Item

Solari Udine Cifra 6 - first version - cylindrical version 220-volt power supply with Power Reserve. Solari Cifra 6 is a larger version of the famous and smaller Cifra 3 clock. Direct-reading electromechanical, designed by Gino Valle and produced by the Solari company in the late 1960s. The clock has been part of the permanent collection of London's Science Musem and the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) since 1967. Solari's design is also quatidally at work at MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) in New York as a palette display for public information. Materials: The clock complex, consisting of the motor, mechanical part and vane rollers, is made of PVC. The inner panel, on the other hand, is made of transfer-molded polyester and fiberglass. The case that surrounds it is composed of three pieces: 1. a transparent, polymethyl methacrylate front. 2. an ABS thermoplastic back shell. 3. a side latch with a lever for correcting the hour and minutes, also made of ABS. Mechanical components and operation: The moving mechanical components of which the clock is composed are: two vane rollers (one 48 for hours and one 60 for minutes) and a motor placed on the same axis as the rollers. The operation is simple, perfect and unchanged since 1966. Gino Valle's relationship with the Solari company began in 1954 with the design of the Cifra 5 electromechanical digit-snap clock (patented in 1957), consisting of 4 vertical vanes of 10 numbers each making up all the hours. The Cifra 5 watch was the progenitor of a true family of industrial-type watches, awarded the Compasso d'Oro in 1956. With the help of Belgian inventor John Meyer, a roll of 48 pallets was achieved, leading to the creation of the smallest direct-reading clock, the iconic Digit 3, ideal for keeping at home or in the office. Gino Valle, the world-renowned architect, designer, and painter, left his mark in the design of the vane roller (patented in 1966) and, in the late 1960s, in the unmistakable shapes of Cifra 3, the smallest of the direct-reading clocks. "Design as a language of objects, as a form that transforms their relationship with humans, as a communicative force that modifies the environment and space in which they are placed." With Cifra 3, Solari's design is part of the permanent collection of London's Science Musem and New York's MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) where it is also displayed in palette displays for public information.

Creator:
Solari Udine (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 5.32 in (13.5 cm)Width: 10.24 in (26 cm)Depth: 5.32 in (13.5 cm)
Style:
Space Age (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass,Plastic,Polyester,Steel,Other
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1960s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
modena, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU9284236643732

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