Westclox Big Ben Style 5a Electric Chime Alarm Ivory Plain Clock

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Description:

Ivory style 5a Big Ben Chime Alarm Electric clock with brass trim. Non-luminous dial.

Model Names:

Model Name:

Big Ben Chime Alarm Electric

Name on Dial:

Big Ben

Model Listing Name:

Big Ben Electric

Model Numbers:

Westclox Sales Number:

882 (882)

Westclox Factory Number:

S4-E (S4E)

Base ID:

S4-D (S4D)

Back ID:

S4-E (S4E)

Style:

Westclox Big Ben Style 5

Date Summaries:

Introduced:

1940

Discontinued:

July 1941

Initial Retail:

$4.95 (USD)

Motive Power:

A/C (electric mains powered)

Model Type:

Clock

Company:

Westclox

Usage Locations:

Shelf

Functions:

Time, Alarm

Specifications:

Case Color:

Ivory

Case Material:

Painted metal

Case Trim Color:

Brass

Dial Color:

White

Dial Material:

Paper

Height:

5.75 inches

Related Models:

Westclox → Big Ben Alarm Clock → Style 5

Variations:

Big Ben Style 5a Loud → Base
Big Ben Style 5a Loud → Base Cavity Number

See History of the Westclox Big Ben Style 5 Alarm Clock

References

Price Change Book from the Westclox Factory - Bill Stoddard's Brief Summary, p. 2
Westclox - An Identification and Price Guide, Gary Biolchini, Schiffer Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-7643-1835-7
Research by Richard Tjarks, Jeff Wood, Gary Biolchini, Greg Adams and Bill Stoddard
Westclox: Electric, Jim Linz, Schiffer Publishing, 2003.

Examples of the Westclox Big Ben Style 5a Electric Chime Alarm Ivory Plain Clock:

Documents Showing the Westclox Big Ben Style 5a Electric Chime Alarm Ivory Plain Clock:

Document Date: Year 1940
Document Title: 1940-p81-Farmer'sTrading? Year 1940, p. 81
Retail: $4.95 USD

Westclox Big Ben Style 5a Electric Chime Alarm Ivory Plain. 1940-Honest-boys-p1-SP. Year 1940 Saturday Evening Post, p. 1 — **Document Date:** Year 1940
**Document Title:** 1940-Honest-boys-p1-SP. Year 1940 Saturday Evening Post, p. 1
**Photo Match:** Black and White Photo
**Retail:** $4.95 USD

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