Nathan Horwitt Collection, 1930s-1960s.

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Nathan Horwitt Collection, 1930s-1960s.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39134692

This collection documents Horwitt's major projects from the 1930s to the 1960s. The most thorough documentation pertains to the Braquette, the Cyclometer, the Museum Watch, and the Beta Chair. Drawings, sketches, blueprints, and plans are boxed separately, mostly flat. Interviews with individuals who worked with and knew Horwitt are on audio cassettes, "Recollections of Nathan Horwitt." Two short videos, "The Legend behind the Museum Watch" and "Movado Worldwide Museum" are stored on 3/4 in. video cassettes.

4 cu. ft.

Smithsonian Institution. Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7411488

Smithsonian Institution. Libraries

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Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive.

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Design Engineers, Inc.

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Howard Miller Clock Company.

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Movado Watch Corporation

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Horwitt, (George) Nathan, 1889-1990.

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Industrial designer. Born Romania, 1889. Horwitt studied at City University of New York, New York University, and the Art Students' League, New York. In the 1920s, Horwitt formed his own, short-lived company, Design Engineers, Inc. He served as an advertising copywriter for the pharmaceutical company, E.R. Squibb, after serving in World War II. From the description of Nathan Horwitt Collection, 1930s-1960s. (Smithsonian Institution Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39134692 ...

Braquette, Inc.

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