Clock, Popclox, Great Britain, 1983
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1983
Clock, Popclox, Great Britain, 1983 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1983. The museum's brief description reads: Record-shaped clock printed with photograph of David Bowie performing on the Serious Moonlight live tour, 1983. Museum description: Record-shaped clock printed with photograph of David Bowie performing on the Serious Moonlight live tour, 1983. A small wall-clock made of vinyl disc, printed in the centre with a photograph of David Bowie performing on the Serious Moonlight live tour. The clock has white printed numbers and metal hands. The reverse of the clock has a plastic and metal battery pack attached. A plastic and cardboard storage and display box. The museum record gives material recorded as vinyl, plastic, metal, paper, cardboard; measurements Diameter 17.5 cm; Width 22.6 cm; Length 21.7 cm; Depth 4.5 cm; place associated: Great Britain. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- vinyl, plastic, metal, paper, cardboard
- Dimensions
- Diameter 17.5 cm; Width 22.6 cm; Length 21.7 cm; Depth 4.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Machine-cut and printed vinyl, plastic, metal and paper Cardboard and plastic box
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- MPO UROK 4_1; A LOVELY BIT OF ARTWORK DONE BY WILB! AT GRAPHICS FOR NEXT TO NOTHING PHONE 0254-676962 ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED. UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED EURO-K; START STOP QUARTZ TOCHIGI TOKEI LTD. NO(0) JEWELS UNADJUSTED PAT. PEND. JAPAN; POPCLOX; POPCLOX ALL REPRODUCTION RIGHTS PAID PRICE NOT INCLUSIVE OF BATTERIES WARRANTY THIS CLOCK MECHANISM IS GUARANTEED FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS FROM DATE OF…
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Popclox
- Museum object name
- Clock
- Museum object number
- LOAN:AMERICASFOUNDATION.1406:1 to 3-2024
- Museum system number
- O1782129
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.