Style 9 Big Ben and Baby Ben Alarm Clock History
Big Ben: 1979 to 2000
Baby Ben: 1980 - 2000
Style 9 Big Ben and Baby Ben Models and Variations
Big Ben Style 9 Windup
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| 10101 |
1979 - 80, 1982, |
Big Ben Deluxe, black, silvertone trim, white non-luminous dial: 1979
- 1980+ |
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| 10103 |
1979 - 80, 1982, 1990 |
Big Ben Deluxe, white, goldtone trim, white non-luminous dial: 1979
- 1980+ |
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| 10102 |
1979 - 80, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Big Ben Deluxe, black, silvertone trim, luminous dial: 1979 - 1980+
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| 10104 |
1979 - 80, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Big Ben Deluxe, white, goldtone trim, brown luminous dial: 1979 -
1980+ |
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| 10106 |
1990, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Big Ben Deluxe, white, goldtone trim, white luminous dial |
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| 10108 |
1996 |
Big Ben Deluxe Hunter Green, green spun metal dial with embossed gold
numbers and luminous hands |
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| 10110 |
1996 |
Big Ben Deluxe burgundy, red spun metal dial with embossed gold numbers
and luminous hands
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| 10112 |
1996 |
Big Ben Deluxe Black, black spun metal dial with embossed gold numbers
and luminous hands |
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| 10114 |
1990 |
Big Ben Contemporary, Black case, black background dial with vertical
blue stripes. |
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| 10116 |
1990 |
Big Ben Contemporary, white case, gray background dial with vertical
and horizontal stripes. |
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| 10118 |
1990 |
Big Ben Contemporary, gray case, gray background dial with crosshatch
stripes. |
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| 10130 |
1990, |
Lady Ben Blossom, white case,dial has flowers and horizontal stripes,
luminous |
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| 10132 |
1990, |
Lady Ben Trellis, white case with slate blue bezel, dial has diagonal
lines and flowers, luminous |
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| 10134 |
1990, |
Lady Ben Shell, white case with blue bezel, beige dial with embossed
shell pattern, luminous. |
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| 10136 |
1990, |
Lady Ben Butterfly, pale pink case with embossed dial design, luminous. |
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| 10138 |
1990, |
Lady Ben Pressed Flower, white case with flowers on dial, luminous. |
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| 10140 |
1990, |
Victorian Big Ben, black case with silvertone trim, yellow and white
background dial with doily pattern |
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| 10142 |
1990, |
Victorian Big Ben, white case with goldtone trim, brown background
dial with doily pattern |
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Big Ben Style 9 Quartzmatic
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| 47252 |
1982 |
White, gold trim, luminous |
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| 47254 |
1982 |
Black, chrome trim, luminous |
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Baby Ben Style 9 Windup
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| 11101 |
1979 - 80, 1982 |
Baby Ben Deluxe, black, silvertone trim, white non-luminous dial:
Introduced 1980 |
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| 11103 |
1979 - 80, 1982, 1990, |
Baby Ben Deluxe, white, silvertone trim, white non-luminous dial:
Introduced 1980 |
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| 11102 |
1979 - 80, 1982, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Baby Ben Deluxe, black, silvertone trim, luminous dial: Introduced
1980 |
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| 11104 |
1979 - 80, 1982, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Baby Ben Deluxe, white, silvertone trim, brown luminous dial: Introduced
1980 |
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| 11106 |
1990, 1996, 1997.1998 |
Baby Ben Deluxe, white, silvertone trim, white luminous dial |
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| 11112 |
1996, 1997, 1998 |
Baby Ben EZ Read, white, silvetone trim, white luminous dial |
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| 11114 |
1990 |
Baby Ben Contemporary, Black case, black background dial with vertical
blue stripes. |
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| 11116 |
1990 |
Baby Ben Contemporary, white case, gray background dial with vertical
and horizontal stripes. |
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| 11118 |
1990 |
Baby Ben Contemporary, gray case, gray background dial with crosshatch
stripes. |
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| 11120 |
1990 |
Baby Ben Designer, white case with slate blue bezel, luminous
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|
| 11122 |
1990 |
Baby Ben Designer, white case with dusty rose pink) bezel, luminous
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|
| 11122 |
1990 |
Baby Ben Designer, white case with seafoam green bezel, luminous
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|
| 11130 |
1990 |
Lady Ben Blossom, white case, pink w/green leaves flower dial, luminous |
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| 11132 |
1990, |
Lady Ben Trellis, white case with slate blue bezel, dial has diagonal
lines and flowers, luminous |
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| 11134 |
1990, |
Lady Ben Shell, white case with blue bezel, beige dial with embossed
shell pattern, luminous. |
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| 11136 |
1990, |
Lady Ben Butterfly, pale pink case with embossed dial design, luminous. |
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| 11138 |
1990, |
Lady Ben Pressed Flower, white case with flowers on dial, luminous. |
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Baby Ben Style 9 Quartzmatic
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| 47256 |
1982 |
White, gold trim, luminous |
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| 47258 |
1982 |
Black, chrome trim, luminous |
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Style 9 History
The style 9 Big Ben and Baby Ben case was designed by Ellworth
Danz and is covered by design patent Des. 257,129 issued September 30, 1980.
The style 9 was in preliminary production in LaSalle in the last month or
two in 1979, and in full production in Athens, Georgia in 1980.
The standard case colors were black with silver bezel, almond
with goldtone bezel, and white with silver bezel. Some non-luminous clocks
were made at first (I don’t know for how long), but later just luminous
models were made. In the 1990 catalog the only non-luminous models were
Big Ben and Baby Ben in white case with goldtone bezel having white dial
with brown numerals.
Production of the style 9 ended in October 2000 when clock
manufacture at the Athens, Georgia plant was terminated (this was the last
remaining Westclox plant in the United States).
References
Westclox, An Identification
and Price Guide, Gary Biolchini, Schiffer Publishing, 2003.
Big Ben and Baby Ben Identification
Guide, by Richard Tjarks and Bill Stoddard
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