Question: Was that egg timer type in use or even invented in 1962?
lord_hedak
1st May 2018
The Shape of Water (2017)
Answer: Yes, clockwork timers were invented in the 1920's. This sort of egg timer was in heavy use by the 1960's.
1st May 2018
Question: Was that egg timer type in use or even invented in 1962?
Answer: Yes, clockwork timers were invented in the 1920's. This sort of egg timer was in heavy use by the 1960's.
Answer: There were mechanical kitchen timers (patented in 1926), but they looked more like square/round alarm clocks until the 1970s when the egg-shaped timer design started to appear.
lord_hedak