ART DECO BAKELITE Shelf or Mantel Clock, with Alarm -- WARREN TELECHRON No. 8H61

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ART DECO BAKELITE Shelf or Mantel Clock, with Alarm -- WARREN TELECHRON No. 8H61:
$13.84

Measuring about 5\" x 2½\" at the base, and standing about 4¾\" tall, this vintage electric clock features a bakelite case, Art Deco numerals, and a tapered and stepped design that is also typical of the Art Deco period. On the back it says \"Telechron Household Timer Model 8H61\", made by the Warren Telechron Co., of Ashland, Massachusetts.

It has been sitting on our mantelpiece for several years and has kept good time --good enough, in fact, that we rely on it to determine whether the TV show we\'re watching is reaching its dramatic denouement, or whether it has enough time left for a final plot twist before it\'s over. I\'ve never used the alarm feature, so I can\'t speak to that, and I also just noticed that the \"Alarm Set\" knob is missing - just a small bare threaded rod sticks out at the 3 o\'clock position (the threading looks good, so you\'ll just need to find a knob with a corresponding thread). It is also missing a strip of felt padding from the base and there are threeareas - the top and the two front lower corners - where it looks like the case is rough and discolored with residue from glue or masking tape. I\'m tempted to experiment with trying to remove it, but you know my luck, I\'d probably make it worse.

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