Art Deco Sentinel Wafer Wall Clock Designed by Henri Dreyfuss for Ingraham

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Aluminum wall clock designed in 1940 by Henri Dreyfuss for Ingraham. Glass fronted with an easily accessible time adjustment knob … Read more Aluminum wall clock designed in 1940 by Henri Dreyfuss for Ingraham. Glass fronted with an easily accessible time adjustment knob located at the bottom.
Features both Deco and Modernist / Atomic stylistic attributes (the hands and design of the frame are modern, while the font epitomizes the Deco style).
Gashes / scratches consistent with age / heavy use. Remains in good, vintage, working order.

Marked on the clock face: SENTINEL / WAFER
Printed along bottom of face: THE E. INGRAHAM CO. BRISTOL, CONN. U.S.A.

Notes from the Henry Ford Organization (an example of this clock belongs to the Henry Ford collection):
Henry Dreyfuss is remembered for his telephone designs for A.T. & T. This clock, though, is a seminal object in his career. Created at roughly the same time as his early telephones, it marks his maturing as a designer in terms of simple, approachable form. It foreshadows his later design for the ubiquitous Honeywell round thermostat of 1953. See less