In this Parisian home, the Ball Clock is mounted on a kitchen wall just above the children’s height markings. According to Nelson, the clock became an all-time best seller when “suddenly it was decided by Mrs. America that this was the clock to put in your kitchen. Why the kitchen, I don’t know. But every ad that showed a kitchen for years after that had a Ball Clock in it.” Photo 5 of 5 in George Nelson’s Ball Clock May Not Be His After All by Alex Ronan

George Nelson’s Ball Clock May Not Be His After All

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In this Parisian home, the Ball Clock is mounted on a kitchen wall just above the children’s height markings. According to Nelson, the clock became an all-time best seller when “suddenly it was decided by Mrs. America that this was the clock to put in your kitchen. Why the kitchen, I don’t know. But every ad that showed a kitchen for years after that had a Ball Clock in it.”