ICONIC VINTAGE 1960S WESTCLOX BIG BEN STYLE 8 ALARM CLOCK MADE IN SCOTLAND STILL TICKING

THIS BIG BEN REPEATER WESTCLOX ALARM CLOCK IS A MID CENTURY DESIGN ICON!
ITS SUPERB EYE LIKE DESIGN WAS DESIGNED BY ELLWORTH DANZ IN 1964 AND IT WAS MADE IN SCOTLAND.
 
WESTCLOX BIG BEN ARE THE BEST-KNOWN ALARM CLOCKS EVER MADE. BIG BEN HAVE BEEN IN CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION, EXCEPT DURING WORLD WAR II. NINE CASE STYLES FOR WINDUP BENS WERE MADE IN THE USA OF WHICH OUR CLOCK IS A STYLE 8 WITH A BLACK FACE AND BRASS TRIMS AND NON-LUMINOUS DIAL. THIS STYLE 8 ALARM CLOCK WAS IN PRODUCTION FROM 1964 TO 1980.
 
MARKINGS: ON FRONT: BIG BEN REPEATER WESTCLOX
ON BACK: MADE IN SCOTLAND
ON BOTTOM: AUSTRALIA RD 46716 A B & S LOGO WITH THE NUMBER 107104 BELOW
 
SIZE: 13CM WIDE 12CM HIGH 5CM DEEP
 
CONDITION: WINDED AND CLOCK IS STILL TICKING ALONE. IT APPEARS HOWEVER TO LOOSE ABOUT 10 MIN IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD THOUGH. ALSO THE ALARM DOES NOT MAKE A SOUND LIKE I THINK IT SHOULD. THE WINDING MECHANISM ONLY STARTS TO TURN MAKING A WHIRLING SOUND BUT THAT IS IT. THINK ALTHOUGH IN WORKING CONDITION THIS CLOCK NEEDS A SERVICE.
 
WESTCLOX:
In 1887, the United Clock Company of Charles Stahlberg in Illinois USA reorganized under the new name Western Clock Company.
The modern trademark of the company, "Westclox," first appeared on the back of Big Ben alarm clocks from 1910 to 1917. The name appeared on Big Ben dials as early as 1911. The company officially registered this trademark on January 18, 1916.
The Westclox company was a major manufacturer of dollar watches. The Western Clock Manufacturing Company made their first pocket watch in 1899 and continued to make affordable pocket watches through the 1970s.
After various takeovers and bankruptcies Westclox is currently owned by NYL Holdings LLC. In 2012 a fire destroyed almost 25% of the production factory in Illinois. They are however still making watches.
 
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