I've always been fascinated by the flip clocks. I think it's a cool technology and I love the sound of it!
They have been used in various public places. As an example they were they were used on danish train stations.
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I the 60's and 70's they were popular as bedside clocks.
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But as the digital clocks took over, the flip clocks were forgotten.
Some companys still produce flip clocks. An english company called Grayson Time Management produces a special variant for Established and Sons. It has been on my wish list for many years and last week I finally bought one.
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It displays 12 different fonts and changes look all the time. 11 of the fonts are existing designs, which includes Helvetica, the last font was designed to the project. It's so cool!
Do any of you have a flip clock?
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