Vintage 1950s Telechron General Electric Retro Red Bakelite Kitchen Wall Clock Runs Great Looks Cool

A VINTAGE 1950S GENERAL ELECTRIC USA TELECHRON KITCHEN WALL CLOCK WITH A RETRO RED BAKELITE CASING. STILL WORKING!
 
THIS IS A *RARE* CIRCA 1950S TELECHRON ELECTRIC WALL CLOCK MODEL 2H43. THIS ONE MADE WITH A RED BAKELITE CASE WITH STYLIZED BLACK NUMERALS ON THE IVORY DIAL. STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL KNIFE HANDS. AM AND PM ARE INDICATED WITH A WHITE AND RED DOT THAT CHANGES EVERY 12 HOURS.

TELECHRON IS KNOWN FOR THEIR FIRST MASS PRODUCED SELF STARTING ELECTRIC CLOCKS WHICH WAS INNOVATIVE AND RELIABLE. TELECHRON WAS BOUGHT BY GE HOWEVER IN THE 1950S, BUT THE INSIDES OF THIS CLOCK IS STILL AN ORIGINAL TELECHRON CLOCK.

IN GREAT VINTAGE CONDITION, STILL WORKS, WITH THE ORIGINAL PLUG WHICH CAN BE REPLACED TO MAKE PLUG INS EASIER.
 
MARKINGS:
TELECHRON INC. ASHLAND MASS, U.S.A
DIMENSIONS: 16CM SQUARE 6CM DEEP.
 
CONDITION: SOME SCRAPES TO THE BODY BUT IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION.
 
TELECHRON USA (1912-1979):
Telechron was an American electric clock manufacturer, founded as the Warren Clock Company by Henry Warren in 1912, which became known as Telechron in 1926 after he developed the first self-starting, synchronous electric clock motor. The company was a major innovator, pioneering reliable, affordable electric timekeeping and becoming famous for its accurate, stylish designs, especially during the Art Deco period. 
General Electric acquired a controlling interest in 1919 and fully merged with the company in 1951, leading to continued production of Telechron-branded clocks until the 1960s.
General Electric (GE) is of course a historic American conglomerate founded in 1892 from a merger of companies led by Thomas Edison, and it is known for developing electric-generating and consuming equipment.
In the 1950s, Telechronnow the Clock and Timer Division of GEstarted to deteriorate, mostly as a result of batteries becoming significantly more dependable and long-lasting. Battery-operated clocks offer the obvious benefit of not needing to be close to a power outlet and avoiding the occasionally somewhat unsightly electric line.
The principles of the synchronous motor were also supplanted by the quartz clocks precision. Warrens technology was losing market share, so GE sought to compensate by making less durable, less expensive clocks. Thus, bakelite or wood was phased out in favor of plastic for the casings, glass crystals were replaced with plastic ones, and the much less robust S rotor took the place of the H rotor. However, there was no way to arrest the synchronous clocks deterioration. In 1979, GE sold the final of the former Telechron facilities. It was completely shuttered in 1992 after several failed attempts to resuscitate the company.
 
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