The Deutsches UhrensÂmuÂseÂum introÂduces the French-made Peter Pan clock above as folÂlows:
Even as earÂly as 1930, peoÂple were tryÂing to find a way to replace the unpleasÂant sound of the alarm clock. The invenÂtor of this gramoÂphone alarm clock had a brilÂliant idea. The gramoÂphone works like the stanÂdard alarm clock of those days; howÂevÂer, instead of a bell, the gramoÂphone motor switchÂes on when the alarm goes off and your favourite record begins to play to the liveÂly crackÂling sound of a typÂiÂcal gramoÂphone. The motor plays this side of the record twice in sucÂcesÂsion. The opened lid of the box serves as a resÂonator. Even the name is what dreams are made of: Peter Pan Alarm Clock. Who would not want to be a child again and fly off to NevÂer NevÂer Land?
This great find comes from the always interÂestÂing TwitÂter feeds of jazz critÂic Ted Gioia and the BibÂlioÂthèque nationale de France. You can watch the clock in action below.
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RelatÂed ConÂtent:
How Clocks Changed HumanÂiÂty ForÂevÂer, MakÂing Us MasÂters and Slaves of Time
Wake Up & Smell the CofÂfee: The New All-in-One CofÂfee-MakÂer/Alarm Clock is FinalÂly Here!
Did it play “I Got You, Babe?”