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"Ball" Wall Clock

Designed 1947
Designed by George Nelson (American, 1908–1986) Made from c. 1948 to 1969 by Howard Miller Clock Company, Zeeland, Michigan (1926–present)
This clock, one of a series designed by George Nelson Associates for the Howard Miller Company, has become an icon of 1950s design. When the series was introduced, the clocks were considered quite radical-unlike traditional clocks, their faces had no numbers.

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