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[[File:Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico - BEIC 6355497.jpg|thumb|Cifra 23 by Solari di Udine, known for its stylish design, digital [[flip clock]] dated Sixties, used in airport [[Paris-Orly]] and [[Warszawa Centralna railway station]].]] |
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[[File:Solari Board.jpg|thumb|Split-flap display at [[30th Street Station]] in 2013, since moved to the [[Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania]]]] |
[[File:Solari Board.jpg|thumb|Split-flap display at [[30th Street Station]] in 2013, since moved to the [[Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania]]]] |
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[[File:Solari Board MoMA 01.jpg|thumb|Display at the [[Museum of Modern Art]]]] |
[[File:Solari Board MoMA 01.jpg|thumb|Display at the [[Museum of Modern Art]]]] |
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'''Solari di Udine SpA''' is an Italian company that designs and manufactures public information displays, historically [[split-flap display]]s. The company was founded in 1725 in [[Udine]], a small |
'''Solari di Udine SpA''' is an Italian company that designs and manufactures public information displays, historically [[split-flap display]]s. The company was founded in 1725 in [[Udine]], a small city in northeastern Italy. Initially, the company specialized in clocks for towers. It began working with designer Gino Valle after World War II, and developed signs with four flaps, each with ten digits, to display the time. The company eventually designed displays with 40 flaps, with the help of Belgian inventor John Myer. The new displays could include numbers and letters, allowing for a much wider use.<ref name="about"/> |
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The company's Cifra 5 clock was awarded the [[Compasso d'Oro]] in 1956.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CIFRA 5 CLOCK |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/cifra-5-clock/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}</ref> In this year, Solari sold its first moving sign to [[Liège-Guillemins railway station|Liege railway station]] in Belgium. It subsequently sold thousands to airports and train stations. There is no known record of surviving Solari split-flap displays, though hundreds have been replaced with more modern displays across the world.<ref name="about">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51470599|title=The sound that is disappearing from airports|first=Owen|last=Amos|work=BBC News |date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Specific displays== |
==Specific displays== |
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*For its conversion into the [[TWA Hotel]] which opened in 2019,<ref>{{cite web|title=Overview: TWA Hotel at JFK Airport | url=https://www.twahotel.com/hotel|website=www.twahotel.com}}</ref> the full restoration of the [[TWA Flight Center]] at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] included its classic Solari split-flap message board with authentic original mechanical operation manufactured in Italy in 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://untappedcities.com/2022/05/25/twa-hotel-tour/|title=Peek Inside the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport, a Jet Age Masterpiece |website=Untapped New York |date=May 25, 2022}}</ref> |
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* The Solari board at [[30th Street Station]] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania operated there from the 1970s to 2018, the last to operate in an [[Amtrak]] station. The board was subsequently moved to the [[Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="about"/> |
* The Solari board at [[30th Street Station]] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operated there from the 1970s to 2018, the last to operate in an [[Amtrak]] station. The board was subsequently moved to the [[Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="about"/> |
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* [[New York Penn Station| Penn Station]] in New York City operated a Solari board from 1967 to 1985. Its removal upset the public, though subsequent displays mimic some aspects of the Solari board.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/29/nyregion/penn-station-departures-board-replaced.html|title='It Is a Piece of Penn Station': An Exiting Departures Board Inspires Strong Emotions|first=Eli|last=Rosenberg|newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 28, 2016}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Solari board]] |
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* [[Cifra 3]] |
* [[Cifra 3]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{Official website|https://www.solari.it/}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 22 July 2024
Solari di Udine SpA is an Italian company that designs and manufactures public information displays, historically split-flap displays. The company was founded in 1725 in Udine, a small city in northeastern Italy. Initially, the company specialized in clocks for towers. It began working with designer Gino Valle after World War II, and developed signs with four flaps, each with ten digits, to display the time. The company eventually designed displays with 40 flaps, with the help of Belgian inventor John Myer. The new displays could include numbers and letters, allowing for a much wider use.[1]
The company's Cifra 5 clock was awarded the Compasso d'Oro in 1956.[2] In this year, Solari sold its first moving sign to Liege railway station in Belgium. It subsequently sold thousands to airports and train stations. There is no known record of surviving Solari split-flap displays, though hundreds have been replaced with more modern displays across the world.[1]
Specific displays
[edit]- For its conversion into the TWA Hotel which opened in 2019,[3] the full restoration of the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport included its classic Solari split-flap message board with authentic original mechanical operation manufactured in Italy in 1962.[4]
- The Solari board at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operated there from the 1970s to 2018, the last to operate in an Amtrak station. The board was subsequently moved to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.[1]
- Penn Station in New York City operated a Solari board from 1967 to 1985. Its removal upset the public, though subsequent displays mimic some aspects of the Solari board.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Amos, Owen (February 26, 2020). "The sound that is disappearing from airports". BBC News.
- ^ "CIFRA 5 CLOCK". ADI Design Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Overview: TWA Hotel at JFK Airport". www.twahotel.com.
- ^ "Peek Inside the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport, a Jet Age Masterpiece". Untapped New York. May 25, 2022.
- ^ Rosenberg, Eli (August 28, 2016). "'It Is a Piece of Penn Station': An Exiting Departures Board Inspires Strong Emotions". The New York Times.
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