![A cylindrical table clock in red molded plastic with a clear plastic front, behind which, left of center, are two wheels of black plastic flaps with [11 38] printed in large white numbers on them. The manufacturer's name [Solari] is printed to the right of the numbers.]( https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/331426_738df721d6881ed8_b.jpg
"Cifra 3 Synchron Flip Clock")
This object is currently on display in room 212 as part of Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection. There are 2 other images of this object. See our image rights statement.
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Cifra 3 Synchron Flip Clock
This is a Synchron Flip Clock. It was designed by Gino Valle and Massimo Vignelli and manufactured by Solari di Udine. It is dated 1965 and we acquired it in 2017. Its medium is molded transparent polymethacrylate and thermoplastic, electronic components. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
The Cifra 3 clock shows numbers on a rotating split-flap system that was developed a decade earlier for the Solari Board, invented by Remigio Solari, as the major display method for arrival and departure times at train stations and airports worldwide. The numbering, in two different fonts for hours and minutes, designed by Massimo Vignelli, appears in stark white-on-black contrast for pure readability.
This object was
donated by
Robert Greenberg.
It is credited Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
- Optic Alarm Alarm Clock
- plastic, metal.
- Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.
- 1986-99-39
- Repro Clock
- aluminum.
- Gift of Gallery 91.
- 1995-91-2
- Clocky Clock
- steel, plastic, enamel.
- 1986-96-2
Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.
- Numechron Clock
- 9.5 x 13.7 x 10.5 cm (3 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.).
- Museum purchase from the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
- 1994-73-6
- Handkerchief Side Chair
- compression-molded, fiberglass-reinforced polyester, tubular metal.
- Gift of The Knoll Group.
- 1991-118-2
- Poster, A Few Basic Typefaces
- off-set lithograph on white wove paper.
- Gift of Lella and Massimo Vignelli.
- 2009-42-16
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 9.5 × 18 × 9.5 cm (3 3/4 × 7 1/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
Cite this object as
Cifra 3 Synchron Flip Clock; Designed by Gino Valle (Italian, 1923 - 2003), Massimo Vignelli (Italian, active USA, 1931–2014); Manufactured by Solari di Udine; molded transparent polymethacrylate and thermoplastic, electronic components; H x W x D: 9.5 × 18 × 9.5 cm (3 3/4 × 7 1/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Gift of Robert M. Greenberg; 2017-51-1
In addition to Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection, this object was previously on display as part of the exhibition Bob Greenberg Selects.
