Smiths Alarm Clock
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Smiths was an English clock company founded in 1851, Cricklewood, North London. They were a large clock manufacturer in Europe, producing clocks that were used everywhere, in many everyday environments, such as homes, schools, workplaces, aircraft, and the motor industry. Their designs were very popular and timeless, with a very wide range of uses. Smiths was one of the first companies to produce synchronous electric clocks, telling the time by counting the power system’s AC cycles, not with a pendulum or balance wheel. These clocks were put on the market near the end of 1931. In 1935 they produced ‘Synfinity’, marketed as the clock that never stops, an updated version of the first synchronous electric clock, combined with the essential elements of a fine precision lever. By 1979, Smiths had ceased production of clocks for the domestic market.
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Title
Smiths Alarm Clock
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Maker
Smiths
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Date made
1940s-1960s
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Subject
Clock
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Additional information
Processed material, Metal Processed material, Glass
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