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Lot Essay
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Crum & Keller ed., 150 Years of Electric Horology, NAWCC Chapter 125, 1992, p.42; Alan and Rita Shenton, Collectable Clocks, Antique Collectors' Club, 1994, p.404, fig.447.
Manufacture of the Golden Hour began in 1949. In 1953 the Philco Corporation offered a free clock with the purchase of every television it sold; over 50,000 clocks were bought by Philco for the promotion.
Charles K. Aked, Electrifying Time, Antiquarian Horological Society, 1976, pp.84-85; Alan and Rita Shenton, Collectable Clocks, Antique Collectors' Club, 1994, p.404, fig.446.
Smith English Clocks Ltd. of Cricklewood, London took out the patent for their mystery clock in 1935.
Crum & Keller ed., 150 Years of Electric Horology, NAWCC Chapter 125, 1992, p.42; Alan and Rita Shenton, Collectable Clocks, Antique Collectors' Club, 1994, p.404, fig.447.
Manufacture of the Golden Hour began in 1949. In 1953 the Philco Corporation offered a free clock with the purchase of every television it sold; over 50,000 clocks were bought by Philco for the promotion.
Charles K. Aked, Electrifying Time, Antiquarian Horological Society, 1976, pp.84-85; Alan and Rita Shenton, Collectable Clocks, Antique Collectors' Club, 1994, p.404, fig.446.
Smith English Clocks Ltd. of Cricklewood, London took out the patent for their mystery clock in 1935.