Westclox Clocks and Watches Needed
Our Westclox research is a ongoing project,
and there are many things we still need to find out. Some of the clocks
we need to borrow, buy or get information about are the following:
- A clock by United Clock Co., LaSalle or Peru,
Illinois. Probably has patent date of Sept. 22, 1885
- Any clock with patent date of Sept. 22, 1885
on back but does not say “Other pats. applied for” or “Patents
Pending”
- Alarm clocks with patent date of Sept. 22,
1885 on the back
- An 8-day alarm clock with Sept. 22, 1885
patent
- A bell-top tin can alarm clock with a second
hand and patent date of Sept. 22, 1885 or Oct. 2, 1902 on back
- Early pocket watch (see
below for movement drawing)
- Big Ben with last patent date of 1907, 1908
or 1910
- The "two inch" baby Ben. Looks similar to a leg model Baby Ben but with no
name on dial.
- Baby Ben with lower case first “b”
in “baby”
- Baby Ben leg model that
says “Made in U.S.A.” at the bottom of the dial
Some early Big Ben and Baby Ben clocks we are looking
for are pictured below:
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Big Ben alarm clock made up to mid-1910. Notice the unusual numerals,
especially the curve on the number seven.
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"Two inch baby Ben" based on the Westclox 2 inch movement.
Made from 1910 to 1912.
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Early Baby Ben up to
early 1914. Has celluloid dial.
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Baby Ben 1914 - 1915
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Advertising dial Baby
Ben
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Early pocket watches we are looking for:
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Model 1 pocket watch
movement
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Model 2 pocket watch
movement. Patent Sept. 22, 1885
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Drawings from “The
Watch that Made The Dollar Famous” by George Townsend, 1974.
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We would like to beg, buy or borrow any of the above
items! Any information will be most welcome as well. We will acknowledge
all help and contributions in our contributors
page.
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