Blessing De Luxe Germany 1960s Alarm Clock with Luminous Hands - Inconsistent Working Condition
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Blessing De Luxe Germany Alarm Clock with Luminous Hands in Red Faux Leather Snap Case Inconsistent Working Condition
ON AUCTION IS A VINTAGE MID 20TH CENTURY BLESSING DE LUXE ALARM CLOCK MADE IN GERMANY. THE ROUND CLOCK FACE HAS A BRASS OR GOLD GILDED RIM. IT HAS LUMINOUS HOUR AND MINUTE HANDS.
THE CLOCK IS ENCASED IN A RED FAUX LEATHER SNAP CLOSE CASE. IT IS IN AN ON OFF OR INCONSISTENT WORKING CONDITION. IT WORKS FOR ABOUT A DAY AND STOPS. TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN YOU NEED TO WRIGGLE THE TIME AND ALARM WINDERS A BIT.
This is a mechanical wind-up travel alarm clock, meaning it does not require batteries and is powered entirely by winding springs for both the timekeeping and the alarm function. It serves as both a time display with a second hand and an alarm clock.
THE CLOCK FEATURES A PRACTICAL FOLDING CASE IN A RED FAUX-LEATHER DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE CLOCK FACE AND MECHANISM DURING TRAVEL. WHEN OPENED, THE CASE USUALLY ACTS AS A STAND.
The mechanism is typically a 7 jewels movement, which uses synthetic rubies at key friction points to reduce wear and improve accuracy and longevity.
THIS BLESSING WEST GERMAN FOLDING TRAVEL CLOCK FEATURE GLOW-IN-THE-DARK (LUMINOUS OR PHOSPHORESCENT) ELEMENTS ON THE HANDS AND THE HOUR MARKERS ALLOWING THEM TO BE READ IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS. THIS DE LUXE MODEL ALSO FEATURE LUMINOUS DOTS OR PIPS ABOVE 4 HOUR NUMERALS. THIS EFFECT WAS TYPICALLY ACHIEVED USING PHOSPHORESCENT PAINT OR, IN OLDER MODELS (PRE-1970S), RADIUM, WHICH IS A MILDLY RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL THAT PROVIDES A CONSTANT GLOW.
These Blessing German De Luxe Mechanical Wind Up Folding Travel Clocks are a sought-after vintage collectible known for its robust mechanical movement and classic folding design. There height of production were in the 1960s. It was manufactured by the German company Blessing-Werke in West Germany, which is a key indicator of its vintage status, as these clocks were produced before German reunification.
SIZE: 7CM x 8CM OVAL CASE 3CM HIGH
CONDITION: IT IS IN AN ON OFF OR INCONSISTANT WORKING CONDITION. IT WORKS FOR ABOUT A DAY AND STOPS. TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN YOU NEED TO WRIGGLE THE TIME AND ALARM WINDERS A BIT. SOME TAPE RESIDUE ON FAUX LEATHER CASE.
NOTE I HAVE VARIOUS INTERESTING ITEMS ALSO ON AUCTION THIS WEEK INCLUDING ANOTHER ORIS SWISS MADE ALARM CLOCK IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION.
MARKINGS: BLESSING DE LUXE GERMANY
BLESSING CLOCK COMPANY: The Blessing Clock Company, or otherwise known as Blessing-Werke AG Company existed in Waldkirsch/Breisgau, Germany. They started in 1940 and it is believed to shut shop sometime in the year 1977. Blessing Werke did make a lot of small alarm clocks, and perhaps they were best known for those, but they made other clocks as well, such as wall clocks.
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