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Thread Number: 42998
/ Tag: Small Appliances
who likes/collects clocks? |
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Post# 450057 2/15/2022 at 14:49 (401 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I swear it will NOT become a 'collection', but.............
There is a beautiful, old Telchron wall clock here. It was in the house when my parents bought the place. I had it serviced. keeps great time. My sister bought a cuckoo clock in Switzerland. After she replaced her kitchen, ( a culinary laboratory, high tech, etc..) it no longer 'fit ' there. One Christmas, she gave it to me. It's great in my house.Then a friend gave me a 'Kit Kat" clock, (orange)..love it. Now, I have my late aunt's (had a model 70 Convertible) mantle clock: a retirement gift from New York Telephone. I just had the workings replaced, polished, etc. Now, it chimes every quarter hour. I also have a small Waterford crystal and a Lenox china clock. I think I have enough. Although, I would love, someday, to get a 'grandfather clock'. We'll see. I really should never be late for anything. How does this stuff appear at our homes? | ||
| Post# 450067 , Reply# 1 2/16/2022 at 07:52 (401 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 450080 , Reply# 3 2/16/2022 at 20:27 (400 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
I DO!!! | ||
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Post# 450083 , Reply# 4 2/16/2022 at 21:09 (400 days old) by myvacsrock (USA) |
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Does this count?
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Post# 450089 , Reply# 5 2/17/2022 at 07:56 (400 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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If it is a clock, | ||
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Post# 450095 , Reply# 6 2/17/2022 at 09:32 (400 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I forgot I have a Hoover clock.
I was in a vacuum graveyard once and saw a Electrolux one. My friend almost went into cardiac arrest. My famous line: "Put it in the car".
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Post# 450139 , Reply# 12 2/18/2022 at 14:52 (398 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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beauriful | ||
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Post# 450140 , Reply# 13 2/18/2022 at 14:52 (398 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I don't like the ones with dead things on them. | ||
| Post# 450142 , Reply# 14 2/18/2022 at 15:36 (398 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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Eastern time--Daylight savings time--Hoover time--- ---Dirt Devil time---Filter Queen time---Electrolux time Does anyone know what time it really is? | ||
| Post# 450143 , Reply# 15 2/18/2022 at 15:42 (398 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
I've got a couple...
...that have been in my family for awhile. One is a Seth Thomas wall clock that apparently was connected to the timeclock at my great grandfather's dairy. It has a plate on the front that says "Stromberg Electric Chronograph". The timeclock mechanism is long gone but there is a battery box on top that contains an ancient battery with a 1910 patent date. The unfortunate thing is I've misplaced a couple of pieces since I moved in 2014. There was a little finial that went on the top and another piece that went on the bottom and was constantly falling off. I hope I didn't accidentally chuck them when I was clearing out boxes after my move. The clock was running until the day I left my wife in 2003. It was on the kitchen wall and running but I stopped it and took it off the wall but it hasn't run since.
Another one is a small (five-ish feet tall) grandfather clock that was in my grandparents' living room. It was affectionately referred to as 'grandma' to distinguish it from the larger full size grandfather clock that was in their dining room and is now in my sister's den. Unfortunately, it is not running, either. The weights have been removed, which I think happened after my parents moved it to their house after my grandparents had died. I have no earthly idea how to put the thing back together. I do not know the brand of this clock but it has the legend 'Tempus Fugit' (Time Flies) above the face. I've also got a Seth Thomas mantel clock that came from my mother's side of the family, which legend maintains was carried west from Massachusetts to Illinois in a covered wagon sometime in the 19th century. Unfortunately, my grandfather got tired of winding it every couple of days and had the mechanism replaced with a newer 8-day movement. It has not run in many years. I've also got a cute little cathedral shaped Seth Thomas alarm clock that was on my grandmother's bedside table, mostly for decoration. Last time I wound it, it did run but did not keep great time. Oh, and there's a brass 'anniversary' clock in the china cabinet, which I believe is more contemporary. It has a visible mechanism and sits under a glass dome. It supposedly only needs winding once a year, thus the name. As far as I know, it runs. Wow, I have more than I first thought. | ||
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Post# 450157 , Reply# 17 2/18/2022 at 19:50 (398 days old) by mjhoshaw (Western PA) |
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Rugsucker, nice clocks! I particularly like the Filter Queen one. It reminds me of the countless round, backlit wall clocks that adorned drug stores, jewelry stores, gas stations, and the list goes on and on.
Joel | ||
| Post# 450206 , Reply# 18 2/20/2022 at 09:08 (397 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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Post# 450223 , Reply# 19 2/21/2022 at 08:24 (396 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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"Does anybody really know what time it is?" | ||
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Post# 450229 , Reply# 20 2/21/2022 at 12:22 (396 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL) |
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My father in law did woodworking and furniture building as a hobby. He also collected, repaired and made clocks as a hobby also. He made himself a giant Grandfathers Clock with the fancy pendulum and glass front, which is my sister in laws now. He made us a chiming wall clock when we got married and made us a Mahogany solid door Grandfathers Clock when we bought our house. he collected coo coo clocks from Germany, to purchase them he would chip carve Santa Clauses every year and sell them. He had over 20 coo coo clocks in his house, plus all kinds of other clocks, mantel, those glass domed kinds, school house. All these clocks were running also. My mother in law always joked she never heard the end of a tv program because these clocks would all start doing their thing every 15 minutes. The first 7 pictures are some of the carvings he did. the others are the clocks he made us. The little hutch is my wife's from when she was little and the glass dishes are hers from back then also. The cradle, table and chairs, and the wood toys on it, he made for my daughter when she was born. He made a lot of the furniture we have. Sadly he passed away in 2017 and now the both clocks need some repairs.
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Post# 450232 , Reply# 21 2/21/2022 at 15:07 (395 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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My great aunt had a gorgeous grandfather clock. | ||
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Post# 450306 , Reply# 23 2/22/2022 at 20:23 (394 days old) by mjhoshaw (Western PA) |
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Texaskirbyguy, I'm interested I've always liked clock radios because they do more than plain radios. I used to have a few, but I sold most of my radio collection some years ago. I would like to see images of yours.
Joel | ||
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Post# 450307 , Reply# 24 2/22/2022 at 20:25 (394 days old) by mjhoshaw (Western PA) |
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Parunner58, I love your father-in-law's work Very impressive, and the carved figures are fun and very pleasing to look at. Thanks for sharing.
Joel | ||
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Post# 450318 , Reply# 25 2/23/2022 at 09:14 (394 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL) |
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Thanks Joel. He had a whole house full of furniture he made and other carvings. He made a lot of of the furniture we have. I lived most of my life in Easton, PA. My daughter went to IUP in Indiana, PA, and best friend lives in Warren. I wished I would have known you then, would have loved to meet you, see your collection and chat
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Post# 450614 , Reply# 26 3/8/2022 at 09:53 (381 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I just unearthed a Hoover clock | ||
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Post# 450704 , Reply# 27 3/12/2022 at 11:33 (377 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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One day, though, | ||
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Post# 450742 , Reply# 28 3/14/2022 at 11:00 (375 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Many students were late today. | ||
| Post# 450751 , Reply# 31 3/14/2022 at 20:30 (374 days old) by texaskirbyguy (Plano, TX) | ||
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Oh - and here is my dumpster find clock radio from the last week. Green display on the unit but blue projection on the ceiling. It is by Homedics and has nature sounds also that actually sound realistic! | ||
| Post# 450907 , Reply# 32 3/19/2022 at 17:57 (369 days old) by cam2s (Nebraska) | ||
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I always thought those projection clocks where cool. Does me no good now, I’m blinder than a bat without my glasses. | ||
| Post# 450911 , Reply# 33 3/19/2022 at 21:36 (369 days old) by texaskirbyguy (Plano, TX) | ||
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cam2s - the projected display is about 8" square so I can even see it across the room without glasses. I can then read the projection when I could not read the display on the unit itself. I like this clock! | ||
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Post# 453310 , Reply# 34 6/4/2022 at 07:42 (293 days old) by polkanut69 (Wausau, WI ) |
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 If you decide to get a "grandfather" type clock but are limited on space consider a "grandmother" clock. A grandmother clock is shorter than a grandfather clock, so it generally measures less than 6 feet 3 inches in height. With a slimmer case and shorter stature, the grandmother clock takes up less space in a room, making it an excellent choice for small rooms, halls, foyers and staircase landings. | ||
| Post# 453366 , Reply# 35 6/5/2022 at 17:10 (291 days old) by lektronic (Colorado) | ||
 I probably SHOULD collect clocks because my sense of time is terrible, haha.
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