TraveLite Rotor Clock

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Neon Art

Name/Title

TraveLite Rotor Clock

Entry/Object ID

2003.23.2

Description

Handmade 1940s prototype clock found in 1978 in a barbershop on Avalon Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles.

Category

Clocks

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1949

Notes

Handmade prototype with patent number.

Dimensions

Diameter

25 in

Materials

Material Notes

Orange and green neon in blue case. Double-gel ring attached to second hand.

Interpretative Labels

Label

Travelite Rotor Clock Gift of Jay Simmons, donated 1985 This is a 25" orange and green neon rotor clock in a blue painted case. Found in downtown Los Angeles in 1978 by Jay Simmons and Steve Oliphant.