Westclox America Electric Style 4 Alarm Clock

Description:

America electric alarm clock Style 4. Black case with nickel trim. Base shaped like two stacked rectangles, alarm hand on back. Manual start motor.

Model Names:

Model Name:

America Electric

Model Listing Name:

America

Model Numbers:

Westclox Sales Number:

812 (812)

Westclox Factory Number:

S2-B (S2B)

Back ID:

S2B (S2B)

Style:

Westclox America Style 4

Date Summaries:

Introduced:

August 1932

Discontinued:

July 1935

Initial Retail:

$2.25 (USD)

Motive Power:

A/C (electric mains powered)

Model Type:

Clock

Company:

Westclox

Usage Locations:

Shelf

Functions:

Time, Alarm

Specifications:

Case Color:

Black

Case Material:

Painted metal

Case Trim Color:

Nickel

Dial Color:

White

Dial Material:

Paper

Height:

4 1/2 inches

Weight:

1 1/2 pounds

Related Models:

Westclox → America Alarm Clock → Style 4

History

The paper dial has red 5-minute markers. Some of the dials have two red rings inside the numerals. The red has often faded on these dials.

See History of the Westclox America Alarm Clock Style Series

References

Says discontinued July 1936 - is this right? Price Change Book from the Westclox Factory - Bill Stoddard's Brief Summary, p. 5
Westclox - An Identification and Price Guide, Gary Biolchini, Schiffer Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-7643-1835-7

Documents Showing the Westclox America Electric Style 4 Alarm Clock:

Westclox America Electric Style 4. Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co. Catalog, ca. 1933 -> 2114 — **Document Date:** ca. 1933
**Document Title:** Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co. Catalog, ca. 1933 -> 2114
**Photo Match:** Black and white drawing
**Model Description:** ELECTRIC CLOCKS. SYNCHRONOUS. WESTCLOX–AMERICA ALARM. NO. 812. This smartly styled low-priced clock is backed by the Westclox reputation. 4 1/2 inches high. Low speed manual starting motor. No. 812. Wt. each 1 1/2 pounds.
**Westclox Sales Number:** 812
**Retail:** $2.25 USD

Westclox America Electric Style 4. 1935 Westclox Catalog -> 9 — **Document Date:** 1935
**Document Title:** 1935 Westclox Catalog -> 9
**Photo Match:** Black and White Photo
**Model Description:** AMERICA Electric Alarm. Reliable and good looking . . . an electric alarm in the low priced field . . . carries the family name "Westclox" on the dial, your assurance of satisfaction. America Electric is smartly styles in black and nickel . . . 4 1/2 inches high . . . You'll fond the dial easy-to-read. The motor is of the low speed type with simplified manual starting . . movement rubber mounted. Convex glass. Steady alarm with convenient shut-off. The alarm indicator is located on the back. For the bedroom, for the radio, the desk . . . wherever reliable timekeeping is needed. Retails $2.25. Model No. 812.
**Westclox Sales Number:** 812
**Retail:** $2.25 USD

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

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