TROPHY
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CLOCK TROPHY
- Materials
- WOOD, BRONZE, STEEL, COPPER
- Catalogue Number
- P19940051002
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CLOCK TROPHY
- Date
- 1955
- Materials
- WOOD, BRONZE, STEEL, COPPER
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 27.5
- Length
- 27.6
- Width
- 9.7
- Description
- BRONZE COWBOY WITH CLOCK MOUNTED ON WOOD BASE. WOOD BASE HAS LIGHT FINISH AND SLIGHT BEVEL ON EDGE. HAS TIN PLAQUE NAILED TO TOP WHICH HAS "LAKEVIEW GARAGE 1955" ETCHED INTO IT. FASTENED TO WOOD BASE IS BRONZE SCULPTURE OF COWBOY STANDING BESIDE A LARGE HORSESHOE WITH CLOCK FACE MOUNTED INSIDE. COWBOY'S LEFT ARM EXTENDS OVER TOP OF CLOCK AND HAS COPPER WIRE LASSO IN ITS GRIP. IT TURNS WHEN CLOCK IS RUNNING. CLOCK FACE HAS GREEN BORDER WITH "MADE IN U.S.A" AT TOP AND "UNITED SELF STARTING" AT CENTER. AT BOTTOM IS "UNITED CLOCK CO. BROOKLYN N.Y.". AT BACK IS CIRCULAR STEEL PLATE WHICH COVERS INSIDE OF CLOCK. EMBOSSED ON PLATE IN WHITE IS ELECTRICAL INFORMATION WITH "MANUFACTURED EXCLUSIVELY BY UNITED CLOCK CORP. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK" AND "MODEL NO. 505". A BRASS KNOB PROTRUDES FROM HOLE ON LEFT SIDE OF PLATE WITH "TIME SET" AROUND IT. RAISED ALONG LOWER BACK OF BRONZE SCULPTURE IS RECTANGULAR AREA CONTAINING PAT. NO. 163414 AND "MODEL NO. 506". COMING FROM BACK OF CLOCK IS 135CM CORD WITH PLASTIC COVERING AND TWO PRONGED PLUG. BRONZE IS TARNISHED MODERATELY AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF TINY PAINT SPLATTERS ON BASE AND SCULPTURE.
- Subjects
- PERSONAL SYMBOL
- Historical Association
- SPORTS
- History
- SEE P19940051001-GA
- Catalogue Number
- P19940051002
- Acquisition Date
- 1994-08
- Collection
- Museum
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