The first reference to focus exclusively on 20th Century Modern American clocks. This book addresses desks, shelves and decorative models c.1920s - 1960s. In this first volume, over 2,300 clocks, both manual and electric, are cataloged with more than 1,600 pictures.
The book encompasses early industrial, machine age, modern, art deco, streamline and mid-century modern design styles. Also included are desk, shelf and decorative weather guides (barometers, hygrometers, thermometers), radio timers/switches, kitchen timers, hybrids and other related devices.
Individual listings include model brand, maker, year, model name and/or number, industrial designer, movement type and options, cabinet materials, dimensions and variations. Complete index with current values. Historical index of brands and manufacturers. Also included are guidelines for fine-tuning values, basic repairs and resources.
Included are clock brands such as Artcraft, Aldine, Bugle Boy, Comet, Deluxe, General Electric, Gilbert, Hamilton Sangamo, Hammond, Herman Miller, Ingersol, Ingraham, Jefferson, Lackner, Lawson, Lux, Manning-Bowman, Mastercrafters, New Haven, Old Reliable, National Call, Pennwood/Numechron, Sessions, Seth Thomas, Telechron, Waltham, Waterbury, Westclox, (weather meters including Airguide, Taylor, Jason, Swift & Anderson) and many more. The second volume of this series is due out by the end of 2002. That book will encompass American mantle, wall, floor, novelty and kitchen clocks of the same period and in a similar fashion.
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