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Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal Alarm Clock

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Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal

Description:

Ironclad in gunmetal finish. Called Bronze in the Westclox 1907 catalog, I believe this is the same thing.

Model Names:

Model Name: 

Ironclad   

Name on Dial: 

Ironclad   

Spanish Name: 

El Acorazado

Date Summaries:

Introduced: 

   

Discontinued: 

Preceded by:

Westclox F W Gunmetal

Price Summaries:

Low Wholesale: 

$0.67 (USD)   

High Wholesale: 

$1.24 (USD)

Motive Power:

Spring

Model Type:

Clock

Company: 

Westclox

Usage Locations:

Shelf

Functions:

Time, Alarm

Specifications:

Case Color: 

Gunmetal   

Case Material: 

Cast Iron   

Dial Material: 

Paper   

Height: 

5 1/8 to 5 1/4 inches   

Dial Nominal Diameter: 

3 inches   

Dial Numeral Type: 

Roman to mid-1909, then Arabic

Quantity Produced: 

1,322,537 (including related models Westclox F W 1 Gunmetal, Westclox F W Gunmetal)

Variations:

Four Inch Movement → Back Logo
Four Inch Movement → Balance
Four Inch Movement → Patent Form
Windup Clock → Alarm Click
Windup Clock → Time Click

History

Ironclad name on dial starting ca. 1910

References

Examples of the Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal Alarm Clock:

Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 3/16"
Movement Date: 11 22 9. Height 5 3/16" Back Logo: Two Concentric Circles; Balance: 3: Brass 3 arms; Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4a: Single-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 1: Spring click riveted outside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 3/16"
Movement Date: 11 22 9. Height 5 3/16" Back Logo: Two Concentric Circles; Balance: 3: Brass 3 arms; Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4a: Single-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 1: Spring click riveted outside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 1/4" Case had non-original copper paint. I stripped the paint and sprayed the iron case with satin lacquer.
Movement Date: 5 27 10. Height 5 1/4" Case had non-original copper paint. I stripped the paint and sprayed the iron ca ... Back Logo: Two Concentric Circles; Balance: 3: Brass 3 arms; Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4a: Single-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 1: Spring click riveted outside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 3/16" The gunmetal finish case has been lightly sprayed with copper paint.
Movement Date: 9 26 10. Height 5 3/16" The gunmetal finish case has been lightly sprayed with copper paint. Back Logo: Two Concentric Circles; Balance: 3: Brass 3 arms; Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4a: Single-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 1: Spring click riveted outside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 3/16"
Movement Date: 11 17 10. Height 5 3/16" Back Logo: Two Concentric Circles; Balance: 3: Brass 3 arms; Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4a: Single-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 1: Spring click riveted outside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 3/16"
Movement Date: 11 22 10. Height 5 3/16" Back Logo: Two Concentric Circles; Balance: 3: Brass 3 arms; Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4a: Single-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 1: Spring click riveted outside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 3/16"
Movement Date: 7 26 11. Height 5 3/16" Back Logo: Two Concentric Circles; Balance: 3: Brass 3 arms; Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 3/16" Photos of movement and original screws. On this (and many Westclox) the screws that hold the back to the movement are longer than the screws that hold the back to the case. The longer screws are probably used because they screw into the lead alloy movement pillars.
Movement Date: 9 17 12. Height 5 3/16" Photos of movement and original screws. On this (and many Westclox) the screws ... Back Logo: Two Concentric Circles; Balance: 3: Brass 3 arms; Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4a: Single-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 7/32"
Movement Date: 1 23 13. Height 5 7/32" Back Logo: Two Concentric Circles; Balance: 3: Brass 3 arms; Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 3/16" El Acorazado instead of Ironclad on the dial, made for the Spanish speaking market
Movement Date: 5 17 20. Height 5 3/16" El Acorazado instead of Ironclad on the dial, made for the Spanish speaking mar ... Balance: 3: Brass 3 arms; Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 5/32" Gold paint not original.
Movement Date: 12 15 21. Height 5 5/32" Gold paint not original. Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 3/16". In original Box. Thanks to Rich Wienssen for donating this clock and box to the clockhistory,com collection! This clock also has a great date: 2-22-22!
Movement Date: 2 22 22. Height 5 3/16". In original Box. Thanks to Rich Wienssen for donating this clock and box to th ... Balance: 3: Brass 3 arms; Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 7/32"
Movement Date: 2 23 22. Height 5 7/32" Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP; Alarm Click: 4b: Double-end flat spring click inside BP.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Dial with Westclox in Roman font, ca. 1924.
Movement Date: ca. 1924. Dial with Westclox in Roman font, ca. 1924. Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 5/16" (bottom not ground flat) Removable time mainspring barrel. Dial is a replacement and probably has an incorrect "made by" line at the bottom.
Movement Date: 4 11 24. Height 5 5/16" (bottom not ground flat) Removable time mainspring barrel. Dial is a replacemen ... Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 5: Traditional click & spring on plate or bridge; Alarm Click: 7: Projections that engage with openings in mainwheel.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Height 5 3/16" Removable time mainspring barrel.
Movement Date: 9 8 24. Height 5 3/16" Removable time mainspring barrel. Patent Form: 1902, 1906 & 1908 Circular; Time Click: 5: Traditional click & spring on plate or bridge; Alarm Click: 7: Projections that engage with openings in mainwheel.

Documents Showing the Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal Alarm Clock:

Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. 1910-lasallita-tiger-alternating-ironclad. Year 1910
Document Date: Year 1910
Document Title: 1910-lasallita-tiger-alternating-ironclad. Year 1910
Photo Match: Photocopy
Model Description: Heavy bronze plated cast iron case, 2 3/4 inch dial, self-=centered wheels, Western frictionless pivots. Rings 435 sends and can be shut off at will.
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Young & Co., Catalogue of Clocks, Illustrated & Priced, 1911 -> 76
Document Date: 1911
Document Title: Young & Co., Catalogue of Clocks, Illustrated & Priced, 1911 -> 76
Photo Match: Black and White Photo
Model Description: "It Rings to Beat the Band."
3rd Party Stock Number: B5691
Retail: $1.80 USD
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Young & Co., Catalogue of Clocks, Illustrated & Priced, 1911 -> 76
Document Date: 1911
Document Title: Young & Co., Catalogue of Clocks, Illustrated & Priced, 1911 -> 76
Photo Match: Black and White Photo
Photo Title: Box
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. Young & Co., Catalogue of Clocks, Illustrated & Priced, 1911 -> 76
Document Date: 1911
Document Title: Young & Co., Catalogue of Clocks, Illustrated & Priced, 1911 -> 76
Photo Match: Black and White Photo
Photo Title: Back view
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. S. H. Clausin & Co. 1917 Catalog -> 298-3-Westclox-4
Document Date: 1917
Document Title: S. H. Clausin & Co. 1917 Catalog -> 298-3-Westclox-4
Photo Match: Black and White Photo
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. 1919, First Aid for Injured Westclox, Western Clock Co. - Makers of Westclox; LaSalle - Peru; Illinois -> 27
Document Date: 1919
Document Title: 1919, First Aid for Injured Westclox, Western Clock Co. - Makers of Westclox; LaSalle - Peru; Illinois -> 27
Photo Match: Black and White Photo
Model Description: Ironclad Parts
Westclox Ironclad Gunmetal. F. P. May Hardware Company 1922 -> 328
Document Date: 1922
Document Title: F. P. May Hardware Company 1922 -> 328
Photo Match: Black and White Photo
Retail: $2.25 USD
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Page Created: 2012-11-18 Page Modified: 2023-06-12 Model ID: 421