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randooch

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Hmmm...

Jish1969 said:
Well i put a new cord on it and it works now, but I still have to figure out how to get the lever to stay down...its boggling me right now.

Maybe an overturned cast iron skillet, about 8 inches across. That ought to do the trick! Remove when desired crispness is achieved. :)
 

HarpPlayerGene

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Saved this '30s(?) Bakelite alarm clock from a DUMPSTER the other day. I had to solder a cord onto it (I had an old one with Bakelite plug) and it now works perfectly!! I was actively seeking an alarm clock with soul and I'm THRILLED to have this one.

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Note the Price Control bit on the back:
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HarpPlayerGene

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This old poker caddy was also in that same dumpster. Also Bakelite. I scrounged up as many of the old pressed cardboard chips as I could but it wasn't enough to fill it. (I added vintage playing cards in packs from my own little stash.)
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Then, today, for fifty cents I found an old box of them just like what I needed so now there's more than enough: :)
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rlk

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HarpPlayerGene said:
Saved this '30s(?) Bakelite alarm clock from a DUMPSTER the other day. I had to solder a cord onto it (I had an old one with Bakelite plug) and it now works perfectly!! I was actively seeking an alarm clock with soul and I'm THRILLED to have this one.

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Note the Price Control bit on the back:
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Nice style. OPA price seal puts it 1941-47.
 

HarpPlayerGene

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Nice mid-century modern table. Walnut, perhaps. All solid wood with birdseye maple insets. Couldn't pass up the deal on this but it doesn't really coordinate with our other furniture, so it's in storage until it finds the right home...

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No maker's info, just this: [huh]
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vitanola

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HarpPlayerGene said:
Saved this '30s(?) Bakelite alarm clock from a DUMPSTER the other day. I had to solder a cord onto it (I had an old one with Bakelite plug) and it now works perfectly!! I was actively seeking an alarm clock with soul and I'm THRILLED to have this one.

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Note the Price Control bit on the back:
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You have the Telechron version of the "Waralarm". The War Production Board allotted a very small amount of scarce material for the manufacture of necessary household goods. This necessarily limited the items available for purchase by the consumer, hence the Office of Price Administration maxima, to limit the inflationary effects of scarcity.

The WPB recognised the need of war workers for reliable alarm clocks, and encouraged the design and production of timepieces which used no rationed material. In response, Westclox developed the WARALARM, a reliable clock in a moulded wood fiber case (later production used a thin steel case). These clocks used but seven pounds of brass per thousand units, as opposed to the 300#/thousand units required to produce the pre-war models. Gilbert, Ingraham, and Seth Thomas soon followed suit. In 1944 small stocks of copper were released which allowed GE/Telechron to produce their own war clocks, which, being electric, sold at the higher figure of $4.95. Sessions, Master Crafters, and Seth Thomas also produced simplified electric alarms in this series.
 

Shangas

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HarpPlayerGene said:
Saved this '30s(?) Bakelite alarm clock from a DUMPSTER the other day. I had to solder a cord onto it (I had an old one with Bakelite plug) and it now works perfectly!! I was actively seeking an alarm clock with soul and I'm THRILLED to have this one.

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Note the Price Control bit on the back:
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If I'm right, that says "OPA" on the back, which would date the clock to the early 1940s, because, unless it stands for something else that I'm not aware of, 'OPA' was the OFFICE of PRICE ADMINISTRATION during WWII in the USA of A.
 

Warbaby

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HarpPlayerGene said:
Nice mid-century modern table. Walnut, perhaps. All solid wood with birdseye maple insets. Couldn't pass up the deal on this but it doesn't really coordinate with our other furniture, so it's in storage until it finds the right home...

Great MCM table! I wouldn't have been able to pass it up either, even though it wouldn't fit in with our decor and would have gone into storage with all the other stuff that there's no room for...

Being addicted to cool vintage stuff is a terrible curse to bear, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
 

fortworthgal

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vitanola said:
You have the Telechron version of the "Waralarm". The War Production Board allotted a very small amount of scarce material for the manufacture of necessary household goods. This necessarily limited the items available for purchase by the consumer, hence the Office of Price Administration maxima, to limit the inflationary effects of scarcity.

The WPB recognised the need of war workers for reliable alarm clocks, and encouraged the design and production of timepieces which used no rationed material. In response, Westclox developed the WARALARM, a reliable clock in a moulded wood fiber case (later production used a thin steel case). These clocks used but seven pounds of brass per thousand units, as opposed to the 300#/thousand units required to produce the pre-war models. Gilbert, Ingraham, and Seth Thomas soon followed suit. In 1944 small stocks of copper were released which allowed GE/Telechron to produce their own war clocks, which, being electric, sold at the higher figure of $4.95. Sessions, Master Crafters, and Seth Thomas also produced simplified electric alarms in this series.

We own 2 of these in corrugated cardboard cases. One of ours still works, the other does not. Very interesting pieces!

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swinggal

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Jish1969 said:
On my way back from the dentist today I stopped by a local church operated thrift shop and found this McGraw model 1B5 toaster. The cord is shot and I can't get the handle to push down yet but the guy gave it to me for a buck, there was no looking back...Retrotoasters.com puts it between 1934-36...

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These are worth a fortune! Great find!
 

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