Vintage Westclox Alarm Clocks Lot 5 \"Big Ben\" and \"Baby Ben\" Working Condition
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Vintage Westclox Alarm Clocks Lot 5 \"Big Ben\" and \"Baby Ben\" Working Condition:
$125.00
Vintage Westclox Alarm Clocks Lot5 \"Big Ben\" & \"Baby Ben\" In Working Condition
This is a fantastic set of vintage Westclox alarm clocks! There arethree Big Ben clocks and twoBaby Ben clocks.All5 clocks are wind up and appear to be in working condition but have not been timed.The clocks are sold as is.
History of Westclox
Charles Stahlberg and others from Waterbury, Connecticut originally formed as \"United Clock Company\" on December 5, 1885 in Peru, Illinois, intending to manufacture clocks based on a technological innovation by Stahlberg. This innovation was patented by Stahlberg on September 22, 1885 (US patent #326,602) and involved the use of molded lead alloy movement plates with inset brass bushings as well as lead alloy gear assemblies. Shortly after being granted the 1885 patent, United Clock Company went bankrupt, and there are no known surviving examples of the patented clock.
In 1887, the company reorganized under the new name \"Western Clock Company.\" The company again went bankrupt, and was reorganized by F. W. Matthiessen in 1888 as the \"Western Clock Manufacturing Company.\" In 1908, the company was granted a patent for the \"Big Ben\" alarm clock movement. This movement has a \"bell-back\" design, which means that the bell mechanism is integral to the clock\'s case. The company first brought the Big Ben to market in 1909. The company\'s name was shortened to \"Western Clock Company\" in 1912. In 1910, the Big Ben became the first alarm clock advertised nationally, with ads placed in the Saturday Evening Post.[1][dead link]
In 1919, Western Clock Co., Ltd., was incorporated. Twelve years later, in 1931, the company merged with Seth Thomas Clock Company, with both companies becoming divisions of General Time Corporation. The Westclox unit became known as \"Westclox Division of General Time Corporation\" in 1936.
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Vintage Westclox Alarm Clocks Lot 5 \"Big Ben\" and \"Baby Ben\" Working Condition:
$125.00