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Westclox
Jim Linz
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Description for Westclox
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 401 color & 396 black and white photos. BIC Classification: WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1218.
Over 790 images display hundreds of Westclox*r "wind-up" clocks and watches produced between 1885 and 1970. An extensive history of the company and its employees is told through photographs, poems, letters, and anecdotes drawn from the Westclox magazine-Tick Talk. Westclox' pioneering marketing efforts are discussed, including its move into radio advertising with the Big Ben "Dream Dramas." The informative text also includes data on major innovations in spring clocks and watches, identifying both patents and inventors. Included are George Kern's original patents for "Big Ben." Westclox spring clocks and watches spanned many design eras, including Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, ... Read more
Over 790 images display hundreds of Westclox*r "wind-up" clocks and watches produced between 1885 and 1970. An extensive history of the company and its employees is told through photographs, poems, letters, and anecdotes drawn from the Westclox magazine-Tick Talk. Westclox' pioneering marketing efforts are discussed, including its move into radio advertising with the Big Ben "Dream Dramas." The informative text also includes data on major innovations in spring clocks and watches, identifying both patents and inventors. Included are George Kern's original patents for "Big Ben." Westclox spring clocks and watches spanned many design eras, including Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764319112
SKU
V9780764319112
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About Jim Linz
Jim Linz has been researching and collecting Westclox for many years. He is a member of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.
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