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Not much to say - it's just an unexpected old-fashioned touch for your modern kitchen. We love the practicality and hands-on quality of manual timers; turn the knob, hear the bell ring. We have a digital timer too, but this one just looks so sturdy and beautiful. And no plastic to be seen! It's metal, with a zinc dial.

• Buy Victorian kitchen timer at GRDN Brooklyn for $24

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