Clock/kitchen Timer, Hotpoint Automatic Range Timer, Model TM7

This is a clock/kitchen timer. It was designed by Raymond E. Patten and manufactured by Lux Clock Manufacturing Company and Edison General Electric Appliance Co. Inc.. It is dated ca. 1930 and we acquired it in 2022. Its medium is iron, glass, enamel. It is a part of the department.

This object was donated by Estate of Philip Rossetti. It is credited Gift of Philip Rossetti.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 14.5 × 11.4 × 7.3 cm (5 11/16 × 4 1/2 × 2 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Clock face printed in black: Hotpoint (logo, in script)/JEWELED MOVEMENT On reverse, on metal plate: [1] Hotpoint (logo, in script) [2] AUTOMATIC RANGE TIMER [3] 125 VOLTS/600 WATTS/A.0. [4] CAT. NO. TM7 [5] PAT’D APR. 29(?), 1930(?) (numbers worn, unclear) [6] 1.662,031(or 1.062,031?) [7] MF’D BY LUX CLOCK MFG. CO. [9] FOR EDISON ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO. INC. [10] CHICAGO/ONTARIO, CALIF. [11] A GENERAL/ GE logo/ ELECTRIC ORGANIZATION [12] Instructions and Caution notice

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