Prop, Theatrical
Object number2012.10.48
Date1968-2001
MediumWood; Paint; Plastic; Metal; Brass; Rubber; Adhesive tape; Electrical wire; Foam
Credit LineGift of The Fred Rogers Company
DescriptionGrandfather Clock television prop or set piece. Wood structure painted light brown with black trim. Circular yellow clock face with black numbers 1-12. No clock hands or pendulum. Oval pink background behind clock face. Red recessed wall at bottom front center. Brass door knocker mounted on proper left side of bottom section. Fake flowers and foliage mounted on top of clock with orange, red, and pink flowers. Back is open and unpainted. Top section interior has black mechanical unit with text on back and brown electrical cord protrudes from back of unit.Dimensions79 × 37.5 × 30.5 in. (200.7 × 95.3 × 77.5 cm)MarksTop section interior has black mechanical unit with text on back "A11EC80-02F / 8[omega symbol] / TAIWAN / R. O. C. / A1 8523".
Historical NotesReplica copy of the Grandfather clock from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe set. This version was used in an episode that featured an upside down world. On the show, Daniel Striped Tiger lives in the clock. The original set piece which is on display at the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA. Part of a collection from the set of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Mister Rogers was one of the longest running children’s show on public television. It debuted on national television in 1968 and ran until the 2001.Label TextThis is a smaller replica of the original set piece which is now in the permanent exhibit at the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA. The clock was home for Daniel Striped Tiger, one of the most favorite characters in Make-Believe. Quiet and shy, Daniel didn't like scary things, but he became braver when his friends helped him with caring talk and support. How did he greet his friends? Rubbing noses with an ugga-mugga.
Related person
Fred McFeely Rogers
Related institution
Public Broadcasting Service
Related institution
WQED
On View
On view
c. 1890
2005
J. Carvalho & Irmao
c. 1968
1968-2001
