Art Deco clocks

[1930artdeco]

I didn't see a thread for Art Deco clocks. If there is one please merge or delete. Also move if not in the right section.

I went antiquing this weekend and picked this little gem up. A 37/38 "Rose Iris" Telechron clock. For some reason I have thing for Art Deco clocks. So post pics of your clocks!

 

[GHT]

There are a number of older art deco threads, like this one: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/my-finest-art-deco-item.38844/ you will probably find that Google is a better search engine.
This clock I picked up for just a couple of pounds, it wasn't working, but it was only a spring that had come adrift. I love the clockwork mechanism.

 

[1930artdeco]

Neat clock! Yeah, I searched but must not have searched back far enough. So if the mods want to delete to save space go for it.

Mike

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Here's mine... not sure if it's considered "Art Deco", but it's Bakelite and brass?

Rob

 

[tonyb]

Among the great things about analog clocks is the infinite variety of faces that can be made within the same basic parameters.

 

[tonyb]

I got a few old clocks I picked up (cheap) here and there over the years. If I had to choose a favorite it would be this one — a Westclox Spur alarm clock. These things are common as dirt, so they have little monetary value. And that’s fine by me. It’s no surprise the model was a big seller. It was good looking and relatively inexpensive.

It works fine, but the ticking is so LOUD I never use it.

 

[kaiser]

View attachment 172345 I got a few old clocks I picked up (cheap) here and there over the years. If I had to choose a favorite it would be this one — a Westclox Spur alarm clock. These things are common as dirt, so they have little monetary value. And that’s fine by me. It’s no surprise the model was a big seller. It was good looking and relatively inexpensive.

It works fine, but the ticking is so LOUD I never use it.

My parents had one of those, glowed like a beacon in the dark !

 

[tonyb]

My parents had one of those, glowed like a beacon in the dark !

You can kinda see the greenish phosphorescent glow in the photo. I turned the clock (it had been facing a window, about five feet away) to take the picture.

 

[tonyb]

^^^^
Although it would be a stretch to say it actually glows in the dark anymore. Whatever true phosphorescence it once had has all but completely faded away. It would be more accurate, I suspect, to attribute the remaining glow mostly to reflection.