In 1947 the american designer george nelson was commissioned to create a collection of clocks.
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The first of more than 150 clocks that george nelson associates created for the howard miller clock company the ball clock 1949 was originally known as model 4755.
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Nelson analysed how people used clocks and concluded that they read the time by discerning the relative position of the hands which made the use of numbers unnecessary.
Irving harper who worked at nelson associates for nearly two decades is credited with the clock s design.
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Up until the 1970s the nelson office created many different items for the home including the bubble lamps and the ball clock which became icons of mid century modern design.