How Many Analog Clocks Are In Your Home?

[jatco]

8 Analogs and 4 digitals (3 on appliances, 1 alarm clock). Of the 8, 7 are quartz. The mantle clock is a hand wind and love the ticking and chime....kinda like a heartbeat of the home..

[DJ2020]

About 23, Mix between mechanical and quartz. Grand father, coo-coo's, mantels and various travel and alarm clocks all mechanical. Then I have a few wall and alarm quartz clocks. Time change sucks!

[enjoythemusic]

We need more pics from Paul :)

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

We need more pics from Paul :)

Oh gosh (Blushing) Okayyyyy…. I’ll put some more in here when I get home tonight.

[Dr. Robert]

Seiko alarm clock

[TheVTCGuy]

Since you asked

Here are a couple interesting stories with some models.

The first two… Henry Warren started the Telechron clock company around 1910. He quickly patented several key features that made him one of the most successful clock companies in the world. One was the Rotor. The first electric clocks actually ran on batteries, DC power. There was a big problem with trying to regulate the time, mechanical clocks have a pendulum, or a spring, but to have accurate movements in electric clocks proved very challenging. Henry Warren, who’s company was based in Ashland MA. Patented the rotor, a simple and very effective method. It ran on 60 cycles, which was the same frequency of AC current. Basically, the rotor turned one complete rotation when it had counted 60 cycles of AC current. He also filled these rotors with oil, to keep it protected and protected from dirt. He also was one of the first to use a self-starting clock, the other companies models you literally had to spin the setting knob to get second hand started, almost like hand cranking a Model-T. With Telechron, you plugged it in and it started. Seems ridiculously simple but back then, it was a big advancement.

In 1919, General Electric purchased a large amount of the Telechron company, I think it was 40%. Telechron clocks gradually started having Telechron-GE on the dials, then eventually in the late 40s the Telechron was dropped and it was GE clocks. In 1927, GE wanted to get the word out that they were selling more products then just appliances. They came up with the clock in these pictures. It was NEVER sold, but if you purchased a monitor top refrigerator, you received one of these clocks as a free gift. This occurred for four years, 1928-1931. There are two major models, the 1928 and 29, had no second hand, one one piece, and the top condenser had 16 rings. The model from 1930 and 31 models had a slightly different dial, a second hand, different two-piece construction and the top condenser had 14 rings. The first picture is my most valuable clock, probably two to three thousand dollars. It is of the first (28 and 29) model, but it has an extra large General Electric emblem, the standard model had a shorter one. There are theories about this particular model, was it a group of prototypes? Was it a gift to GE executives? Anyway, it was the one I sought for years and finally found one at a reasonable price.

The other two clocks are a “Banker” model, serial number puts it at 1938, and a curious lamp-model, from 1940.

It’s a fun hobby.

[MrGoat]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Since you asked

Here are a couple interesting stories with some models.

The first two… Henry Warren started the Telechron clock company around 1910. He quickly patented several key features that made him one of the most successful clock companies in the world. One was the Rotor. The first electric clocks actually ran on batteries, DC power. There was a big problem with trying to regulate the time, mechanical clocks have a pendulum, or a spring, but to have accurate movements in electric clocks proved very challenging. Henry Warren, who’s company was based in Ashland MA. Patented the rotor, a simple and very effective method. It ran on 60 cycles, which was the same frequency of AC current. Basically, the rotor turned one complete rotation when it had counted 60 cycles of AC current. He also filled these rotors with oil, to keep it protected and protected from dirt. He also was one of the first to use a self-starting clock, the other companies models you literally had to spin the setting knob to get second hand started, almost like hand cranking a Model-T. With Telechron, you plugged it in and it started. Seems ridiculously simple but back then, it was a big advancement.

In 1919, General Electric purchased a large amount of the Telechron company, I think it was 40%. Telechron clocks gradually started having Telechron-GE on the dials, then eventually in the late 40s the Telechron was dropped and it was GE clocks. In 1927, GE wanted to get the word out that they were selling more products then just appliances. They came up with the clock in these pictures. It was NEVER sold, but if you purchased a monitor top refrigerator, you received one of these clocks as a free gift. This occurred for four years, 1928-1931. There are two major models, the 1928 and 29, had no second hand, one one piece, and the top condenser had 16 rings. The model from 1930 and 31 models had a slightly different dial, a second hand, different two-piece construction and the top condenser had 14 rings. The first picture is my most valuable clock, probably two to three thousand dollars. It is of the first (28 and 29) model, but it has an extra large General Electric emblem, the standard model had a shorter one. There are theories about this particular model, was it a group of prototypes? Was it a gift to GE executives? Anyway, it was the one I sought for years and finally found one at a reasonable price.

The other two clocks are a “Banker” model, serial number puts it at 1938, and a curious lamp-model, from 1940.

It’s a fun hobby.

Wonderful collection Paul, thank you for sharing them and their stories. You should start a Paul’s clocks thread.


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[SydR]

Only the one at home. One in my office at work too.

[Dr. Robert]

My 1 analog clock
Quiet sweep second hand, light sensor. Legible, good size, 4.75"x 4.5"x 2.75"
3 AA batteries.

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[enjoythemusic]

Paul for President!

Loooove the GE, so cute!

[scarlet knight]

Five. Like ‘em.

[alison100690]

I have one

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