Westclox 1948 Big Ben Brown Bakelite Electric Luminous Alarm Clock

Description:

Big Ben electric alarm clock in brown Bakelite® case. Luminous dial. At first, the dial was beige on the outside and off-white in the center. The colors were reversed about November 1948.

Model Names:

Model Name:

Big Ben Electric

Name on Dial:

Big Ben

Model Numbers:

Westclox Sales Number:

967 (967)

Westclox Factory Number:

S6-D (S6D)

Back ID:

S6-D (S6D)

Style:

Westclox Big Ben 1948 Electric

Date Summaries:

Introduced:

May 6, 1948

Last Shipped:

November 1952

Initial Retail:

$9.95 (USD)

Motive Power:

A/C (electric mains powered)

Model Type:

Clock

Company:

Westclox

Usage Locations:

Shelf

Functions:

Time, Alarm

Specifications:

Case Color:

Brown

Case Material:

Bakelite®

Case Trim Color:

Brass

Dial Color:

Beige & white

Dial Material:

Painted metal

Height:

5 1/8 inches

Width:

5 inches

Dial Illumination:

Luminous

Related Models:

Westclox → Big Ben Alarm Clock → 1948 Electric

History

Examples with first dial type (beige outside and off-white center): 6-48, 9-48 and 10-48.

Examples with the second dial type (off-white outside and beige center): 11-48, 11-50, 6-51 and 9-51.

See History of the Westclox Big Ben 1948 Electric 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

Documents Showing the Westclox 1948 Big Ben Brown Bakelite Electric Luminous Alarm Clock:

Westclox 1948 Big Ben Brown Bakelite Electric Luminous. 1953 John Plain Book (Catalog) of Gifts and Homewares. John Plain & Co., Chicago, IL -> 75 — **Document Date:** 1953
**Document Title:** 1953 John Plain Book (Catalog) of Gifts and Homewares. John Plain & Co., Chicago, IL -> 75
**Photo Match:** Black and White Photo
**Retail:** $9.95 USD

Pictures of the Westclox 1948 Big Ben Brown Bakelite Electric Luminous Alarm Clock:

Westclox 1948 Big Ben Brown Bakelite Electric Luminous. Example dated 10-48 (October 1948). This is the first dial type (beige outside and off-white center). — Example dated 10-48 (October 1948). This is the first dial type (beige outside and off-white center).

Westclox 1948 Big Ben Brown Bakelite Electric Luminous. Example dated 9-51 (September 1951) . This is the second dial type (off-white on the outside and beige in the center). — Example dated 9-51 (September 1951) . This is the second dial type (off-white on the outside and beige in the center).

This item is shown for the historical record, it is not for sale.

Page Created: 2012-09-03 Page Modified: 2023-12-15 Model ID: 237