Dial of Destiny (1920s) : for the executive who has everything

The Dial of Destiny was the rather grandiose title given to what was basically an executive gift.

Public Relations had not reached the developed art that it is today - nevertheless, manufacturers still appreciated the value of building good customer relationships and reminding people about their products.

This presentation was a paperweight with a working dial, just like the ones used on the telephones. It was given out by the Automatic Telephone Manufacturing Company, whose logo you can see on the side.

The dial rotated and was a great alternative to drumming fingernails on the desktop.