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You can buy split-flap clocks at MoMA [0] for $650. Not cheap.

If you want to see a big one in person, the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport in New York has the original split-flap departures display made by Solari di Udine [1] (the same company makes the MoMA clock). Solari also makes other split-flap devices [2].

Not to get off on a tangent, but the TWA Hotel is a very cool place to visit [3].

[0] https://store.moma.org/for-the-home/home/clocks/solari-cifra...

[1] https://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/architecture/t...

[2] https://store.solarilineadesign.com

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbH-eawcZSw

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