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Kitchen wall clock with built-in timer "Exacta"

On view in Munich
DesignBill, Max (22.12.1908 - 09.12.1994) GND ULAN
Moeckl, Ernst (1931 - 2013) GND
Year of Draft 1956/1957
ProductionGebrüder Junghans AG GND ULAN
Black and white drawing of a wall-mounted kitchen clock with integrated short-time alarm. The clock has a round dial with clear hour and minute markings. At the bottom is a rotary knob for the timer, decorated with a stylized pattern.
Drawing: Carla Nagel
DesignBill, Max (22.12.1908 - 09.12.1994) GND ULAN
Moeckl, Ernst (1931 - 2013) GND
Year of Draft 1956/1957
ProductionGebrüder Junghans AG GND ULAN
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In order to design clocks for the modern kitchens of the 1950s, the long-established company Junghans commissioned Max Bill, then director of the Ulm School of Design. The Exacta, made of washable, glazed pottery, quickly became a classic.

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DesignBill, Max (22.12.1908 - 09.12.1994) GND ULAN
Moeckl, Ernst (1931 - 2013) GND
Year of Draft 1956/1957
ProductionGebrüder Junghans AG GND ULAN
Place of productionSchramberg, Germany, Europe
SizeHeight: 26 cm
Material / techniqueCeramic, grey glazed
ColourGrey
GenreHousehold (technical devices)
Inventory no.117/66

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