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Travel Alarm Clock
Travel Alarm Clock

Travel Alarm Clock

Distributor (American, founded 1847)
Original Owner (American, 1887 - 1968)
Date1963
MediumBrass, imitation leather, glass, plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x diameter): 6 x 2 3/4 x 7 1/4in. (15.2 x 7 x 18.4cm)
ClassificationsClocks
Credit LineGift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman
Object number2007.24.5
DescriptionA square red leather case that opens to display an alarm clock. The marks of the clock are gold-tone, and dots by the numbers and marks on the hands indicate that they will glow in the dark. A date can be set at the bottom of the face. A makers name on the clock face reads, "Atkins", and below that, "7 JEWELS".
The exterior of the case is imprinted on one side with, "B. F. A." and on the other side imprinted with, "THE / MOSES FOX CLUB/ 1963"
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NotesSubject Note: The Moses Fox Club was for employees of the Hartford department store G. Fox & Company that had been employeed by the company for 25 years. Each year a dinner was held and the members would receive a gift. (Lee 11/5/2007)
Status
Not on view
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about 1820
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Daniel White Griswold
1790-1800
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Unknown
1735-1930
Alarm Clock
E. Ingraham & Co.
1930-1940s
Gift of Blaine Butler,  2004.124.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Julia L. Havemeyer
late 19th-mid 20th century
Gift of Philip H. Hammerslough, 1961.72.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin ...
Thomas Hilldrup
1775-1785
Gift of Mabel Johnson, 1953.2.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
John Avery Jr.
about 1780, case reworked in the late 19th century
Bequest of Charles S. Bissell, 1970.1.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Daniel Burnap
1785-1800
, 2003.131.0  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
John Avery Jr.
about 1770