![A square black molded plastic alarm clock with a circular dial delineated with white lines and the white numbers 12, 3, 6 and 9 marking hours and minutes. Two thick white plastic stips act as hour and minute hands, whilst a smaller yelow plastic stip acts as a second hand. The word [BRAUN] is printed in white capital letters in the upper left and the word [quartz] is printed in white on the upper right. The black alarm button is raised with a red arrow printed in its center.]( https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/333534_ba1034d93996b92f_b.jpg
"AB 21/s Travel Alarm Clock")
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AB 21/s Travel Alarm Clock
This is a Travel Alarm Clock. It was designed by Dieter Rams and Dietrich Lubs and manufactured by Braun AG. It is dated 1978 and we acquired it in 2017. Its medium is molded plastic, mechanical parts. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Alarm clocks, along with electric clocks and clock radios, constituted a major Braun product division, headed up by Dietrich Lubs, often working in collaboration with Dieter Rams. All Braun alarm clocks had yellow second hands and an identical alarm tone. This clock face uses Akzidenz Grotesk, an easy-to-read sans serif font, which was a forerunner of Helvetica. Braun’s line of alarm clocks adhered to a distinct program: the second hand was always yellow and the sound of the alarm was identical for every model.
This object was
donated by
Robert Greenberg.
It is credited Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
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- plastic.
- Gift of Kazuo Kawasaki.
- 1990-19-4
- Advertisement, Restaurant Florent: Clock/ Open 24 Hours
- offset lithography.
- Gift of Tibor Kalman/ M & Co..
- 1993-151-308
- AW10 Watch
- stainless steel, quartz movement, glass, leather band.
- Gift of Dieter Rams.
- 1993-101-1
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- Mactron F1 Cigarette Lighter
- die-cast zinc, plated metal, plastic.
- Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
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Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 7.2 × 8 × 4 cm (2 13/16 × 3 1/8 × 1 9/16 in.)
Cite this object as
AB 21/s Travel Alarm Clock; Designed by Dieter Rams (German, b. 1932), Dietrich Lubs (German, b. 1938); Manufactured by Braun AG (Germany); molded plastic, mechanical parts; H x W x D: 7.2 × 8 × 4 cm (2 13/16 × 3 1/8 × 1 9/16 in.); Gift of Robert M. Greenberg; 2017-51-19
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Bob Greenberg Selects.
