Mantel clock
Category
Horology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ink, Steel, Brass, Wood, Glass, Plastic
Measurements
146 x 200 mm
Order this imageCollection
Coleton Fishacre, Devon
NT 85317
Summary
Mains-synchronous clock signed for Genalex on the dial, in geometric Art-Deco style wooden case. The movement in a brown plastic housing with the related patent numbers printed in green on the back: '366710/369438/374712 OTHERS PENDING'. Brass hand set/motor restart knob also on the back of the movement. Silver plated dial with black printed Arabic hour numerals and dashed minute track, 'Genalex' beneath the twelve o'clock position, power indication aperture above the six o'clock position with green printed numerals, 'MADE IN ENGLAND' just below the six o'clock position, and blued steel spade and poker hands.
Marks and inscriptions
Front: above centre [Genalex] at bottom [MADE IN ENGLAND] Back: at top in black - instructions centre in green paint [Genalex] / in black [MADE IN ENGLAND] at bottom in green paint [MADE UNDER ONE OR MORE ENG. PATS.] / [[366710 / 369438 / 374713] / [OTHERS PENDING] to right of botom in green paint [50 CYCLES]