"Berang" (berang)
07/31/2019 at 22:35 • Filed to: None
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"Berang" (berang)
07/31/2019 at 22:35 • Filed to: None | 10
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I picked up this little Westclox America for $12 in filth y condition. After some cleaning and polishing it’s mostly shiny again. Pulled the guts out and wiped up some old dirt and oil with lighter fluid and Q-tips, then proceeded to put some tiny drops of oil wherever I could access bearings. The clock face was so fragile I didn’t disassemble it further, but either way it began ticking, and I tested the alarm too. Rather jolly little jingle. Been running for a few hours now and hasn’t lost any time yet.
Some internet searching tells me this variety of the America was made from around 1918 to 1927. The original model was introduced in 1895, and few changes were made through 1932 when it got a total redesign.
I sort of like the character of alarm clocks. They literally have one job to do. Unlike other timepieces, these are not about ostentation or precision. You wind it up before going to bed, it wakes you up in the morning, you go to work, and it fucks off for the rest of the day except maybe to ring again to empty house 12 hours later.
I do kind of wonder what sort of job, whoever had this one, went to c. 1920.
Grindintosecond
> Berang
07/31/2019 at 22:51 |
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A clock making job?
That would suck.
itranthelasttimeiparkedit
> Berang
07/31/2019 at 23:06 |
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Its amazing how good the detail is on the clock face from that long ago...
For Sweden
> Berang
07/31/2019 at 23:59 |
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How fast does it go from zero to 60 seconds?
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Berang
> itranthelasttimeiparkedit
08/01/2019 at 00:01 |
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I think it’s stone lithographed. The clock face is a piece of cardboard, with the numerals printed on tissue thin paper that’s been glued to the card (and is now flaking in a few spots).
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Berang
> For Sweden
08/01/2019 at 00:03 |
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about mile per hours
Nibby
> Berang
08/01/2019 at 00:27 |
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can you record the ring?
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Berang
08/01/2019 at 06:17 |
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My great/grandparents had a similar clock with two bells on top. It sat in a pie pan with a few washers. When the alarm went off, everything rattled together and made a hell of a racket.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Berang
08/01/2019 at 06:20 |
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Nice work! I have an early 1900s mantle clock I picked up at a yard sale for pennies a few weeks ago...doesn’t work (or so we were told)
and I don’t have the winding key for it, so I can’t try it...curious what’s wrong with it as it’s a nice old piece! Has an hour gong as well!
ttyymmnn
> Berang
08/01/2019 at 07:36 |
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I used to have an old windup travel alarm. It was handy, but the damned thing ticked so loud it kept me awake.
RacinBob
> Berang
08/01/2019 at 07:55 |
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Big Ben says good morning!
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Berang
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/01/2019 at 14:43 |
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I think with a lot of them either the escapement gets gummed up with old oil and dust, or the mainspring breaks. Cleaning and some light oiling can save a lot of old clockwork.
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Berang
> TheRealBicycleBuck
08/01/2019 at 14:47 |
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They need to wake up the whole house?
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Berang
> RacinBob
08/01/2019 at 14:48 |
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Real radium?
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Berang
> ttyymmnn
08/01/2019 at 14:50 |
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I found they work better when put in a dresser drawer... you don’t hear them until you need to, and it forces you to get out of bed to turn off the alarm.
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ttyymmnn
> Berang
08/01/2019 at 15:15 |
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That’s exactly where my travel alarm always ended up.
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Berang
08/01/2019 at 15:31 |
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This is the old gal I picked up from the yard sale...I forgot, it wasn’t for pennies, she just gave it to me for free!
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RacinBob
> Berang
08/01/2019 at 19:39 |
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Yes I hear it is tasty!
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Berang
08/04/2019 at 06:21 |
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I don’t remember if I actually commented on your clock
, but very cool! I love the patina on that clock! Are you actually using it in the mornings? Ringer alarm clocks are awesome, but I’ve always found them very jarring :P
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Berang
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/05/2019 at 00:49 |
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No, it’s in my living room. Too noisy to keep anywhere else. With a single bell it’s a little less buzzy than the two bells types, but still not what I would want to wake up to.