Alarm clock
Category
Horology
Date
Unknown
Materials
alarm clock
Measurements
110 mm (Height) x 55 mm (Depth); 112 mm (Diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Coleton Fishacre, Devon
NT 1502957
Summary
German alarm clock in round chrome case with two ball feet. Cream and silver dial with painted Arabic numerals, seconds subdial with Arabic ten-second markers, alarm-set subdial with Arabic hour markers and black painted hands with luminous paint inset. The twin-arrow logo of the Hamburg American Clock Company (HAC) is printed at the six o'clock position on the alarm subdial, with 'FOREIGN' printed beneath. 'Silentic' is printed beneath the dial centre. The four straight pillar timepiece movement has pin-pallet lever escapement and open springs. The HAC logo is stamped below the centre of the backplate, along with 'W.231 L'.
Provenance
Gift from Mrs C Forster