Westclox Baby Ben Alarm Clock Style Series

There are 12 styles in the Westclox Baby Ben Alarm Clock Style Series

Westclox Baby Ben 2 Inch Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

Ring on top, no name on dial, alarm dial is at the 6:00 position, round winding key handles that fold down, short rear leg, patent dates are stamped in circular form.

Dates made:

1910 - 1912

Westclox Baby Ben Style 1 Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

Ring on top, two feet in front, alarm dial at 12:00 position.

Dates made:

1912 - 1930

Westclox Baby Ben Style 2 Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

Thin edge around base, has steady-repeat and alarm-silent levers on top of case.

Dates made:

1927 - 1932

Westclox Baby Ben Style 3 Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

Concave curves on base (curves on front, rear and the sides).

Dates made:

1932 - 1934

Westclox Baby Ben Style 4 Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

The base has two convex curves (one on each side).

Dates made:

1934 - 1939

Westclox Baby Ben Style 5 Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

Streamlined round case, rectangular base with polished brass or nickel plated steel plate. Looks like a Honeywell "round" thermostat mounted on a base.

Dates made:

1939 - 1949

Westclox Baby Ben Style 6 Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

Smaller base than style 5, without the polished metal plate. Small alarm hand at "12" with full numeral 12 showing.

Dates made:

1949 - 1956

Westclox Baby Ben Style 7 Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

Concentric alarm hand, plastic lens.

Dates made:

1956 to 1964 (and 1976)

Westclox Baby Ben Style 8 Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

Oval metal bezel.

Dates made:

1964 - 1981

Westclox Baby Ben Style 9 Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

"Squared" oval plastic bezel

Dates made:

1980 - 2000

Westclox Baby Ben Style 10 Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

Made in China, sweep second hand, top alarm shutoff, rotating alarm dial visible below the numeral "12".

Dates made:

Starting in 2001

Westclox Baby Ben Futura Day Date Alarm Clock

Characteristics:

Spherical plastic case with flat bottom

Dates made:

1976 - 1981

History of the Baby Ben Alarm Clock

Sales figures for the first years of the Big Ben and Baby Ben

Trademark registrations pertaining to Baby Ben

We have never seen a clock marked "Little Ben" (except for a much later clock made in the 1970's). A pocket watch labeled "Little Ben" dated 1914 has been reported, and perhaps the "LITTLE BEN" trademark in the above table refers to that watch.

References

• Westclox - An Identification and Price Guide, Gary Biolchini, Schiffer Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-7643-1835-7
• Western Clock Company Department Reports, Regional History Center at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois.
• The Westclox Big Ben and Baby Ben Identification Guide, Richard Tjarks and Bill Stoddard.
• Research by Jeffrey R. Wood
• Research by Greg Adams
• Ellworth Danz, personal communication