• Telechron is the name of a U.S. company that manufactured electric clocks between 1912 and 1992. "Telechron" is derived from the Greek words tele, meaning...
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    name was inspired by the success of Henry Warren's Telechron clocks. Upon discovering the Telechron technology, Hammond designed a motor that was synchronous...
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    Warren Telechron Company in 1912 which later was acquired by General Electric in 1943. Warren was noted as the "father of electric time". Telechron went...
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  • salesman for the Self Winding Clock Company and Telechron of Ashland, Massachusetts. Originally part of Telechron it progressed from an office in Boston, Massachusetts...
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    the wrong time when power is restored. Some synchronous clocks (e.g. Telechron) have an indicator which shows if it has stopped and restarted. Some electric...
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    external cup rotors, and use shading coils to provide starting torque. Telechron clock motors have shaded poles for starting torque, and a two-spoke ring...
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  • while Dura made the cases; these are often referred to as Dura models. Telechron and General Electric also made clocks using Dura cases, and Graff did...
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  • manufacturer to offer electric clocks beginning in 1931, but the Warren Telechron Company began selling electric clocks in 1912, 19 years prior to Bulova...
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    also produced clocks that were labeled "War Alarm", such as Gilbert and Telechron. Price was set by the Office of Price Management at $1.65. Production...
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    talks about internal self-government in London. June 8 – General Electric/Telechron introduces model 7H241 "The Snooz Alarm", the first snooze alarm clock...
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    founded Telechron, which, in partnership with General Electric, manufactured electric clocks in Ashland until 1979, thirteen years before Telechron itself...
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    Mains electricity Maximum demand indicator Network analyzer (AC power) Telechron Furfari, F.A., The Evolution of Power-Line Frequencies 133+1⁄3 to 25 Hz...
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  • International Labour Organization's new constitution comes into effect. Telechron introduces the model 8H59 Musalarm, the first clock radio. November 5...
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    were circular in shape, with a rubber tire around the rim. Manufacturer: Telechron. Diameter 5.5". Commons. Design No. 1: "The Fisk Trade Mark Boy." Martin's...
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  • 1917 General Electric acquires synchronous electric clock manufacturer Telechron 1918 Trumbull Electric Company, headquartered in Plainville, Connecticut...
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  • audience with his suggestive hip movements. June 8 – General Electric/Telechron introduces model 7H241 "The Snooz Alarm", first snooze alarm clock. June...
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    better controls for the automatic washing machine, in 1955 Shelton took a Telechron clock motor and built a geared, cam timing control mechanism around it...
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  • industry by Ampex of Redwood City, California. June 8 – General Electric/Telechron introduces model 7H241 "The Snooz Alarm", first snooze alarm clock. August...
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    being the adjacent Brewster Building in 1911. The clocks are non-winding Telechron clocks added by the Brooklyn-based Electime Company. Above the "XII" mark...
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  • September – Radio Republik Indonesia starts broadcasting. 1 November – Telechron introduces the model 8H59 Musalarm in the United States, the first clock...
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    Richard Hornby retains the seat for the Conservatives. General Electric/Telechron introduces model 7H241 "The Snooz Alarm", the first snooze alarm clock...
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  • Gas Pipeline Company v. Panoma Corporation 349 U.S. 44 1955 Parissi v. Telechron, Inc. 349 U.S. 46 1955 Shaughnessy v. Pedreiro 349 U.S. 48 1955 Regan...
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