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Date
1950
Material
metal; paper; glass; paint
Catalogue Number
104.47.1007
Description
An old-fashioned metal alarm clock with a manual bell (4.0x8.0cm wide) on top. The face is off-white in colour and made from paper. The numbers on the face are in Roman numerals with gold-coloured ornate crosses in between each number. There is a round, intricate, gold-coloured design (7.0cm radi…
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Title
Alarm Clock
Date
1950
Material
metal; paper; glass; paint
Dimensions
25.0 x 17.5 cm
Description
An old-fashioned metal alarm clock with a manual bell (4.0x8.0cm wide) on top. The face is off-white in colour and made from paper. The numbers on the face are in Roman numerals with gold-coloured ornate crosses in between each number. There is a round, intricate, gold-coloured design (7.0cm radius) in the centre of the face. There are two black clock hands, hour and minute, and two smaller mini faces (both measuring 2.0cm wide) above and below the centre of the face. The top mini face is an alarm, with numbers 1-12. The bottom mini face displays the seconds, in degrees of 10 with numbers. On top of the bell there is a gold-coloured ring, possibly used for carrying. There are two gold-coloured splayed legs to support the clock when upright. There is a golden banded detail around the circumference of the face and the body. On the back of the clock, there are two wind-up mechanisms, the viewer-left key is marked with “W.A.” and has an arrow pointing in a clockwise direction, the viewer-right key is marked with “W.T.” and has an arrow pointing in a counterclockwise direction. Situated between these wind-up mechanisms are two buttons that are arranged vertically. The top button controls the alarm and moves the hands in a clockwise direction. The bottom button is missing. Above the top button there is an “A”, and below the bottom button there is an “H”. There is also a slide-adjustment knob marked with an “F” on viewer-left and “S” on viewer-right (possibly used as a faster-slower feature for the alarm bell). There is also a button missing from underneath this slide-adjustment knob. Scratched into the top of the back of the clock is “Nick Morant Banff”. Written upside-down at the top viewer-right is “55.”
Subject
households
timekeeping
Nick Morant
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.47.1007
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal; stone; glass
Catalogue Number
104.47.0022
Description
Ornate mantle clock made by Seth Thomas Clock Co. The clock has a body of black lacquered wood, with ornately carved gold-coloured feet, four ionic-style columns at the front, sections of red, grey, and black stone, and carved golden lion heads with rods in their mouths on each end. The front woode…
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Title
Mantle Clock
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal; stone; glass
Dimensions
27.6 x 37.2 cm
Description
Ornate mantle clock made by Seth Thomas Clock Co. The clock has a body of black lacquered wood, with ornately carved gold-coloured feet, four ionic-style columns at the front, sections of red, grey, and black stone, and carved golden lion heads with rods in their mouths on each end. The front wooden panel is carved with a curlicue design around the clock-face. The face has a gold frame, scalloped inner frame, black numbering, and two black hands. There are two holes to wind the clock at the “4” and “8” and a smaller hole near the middle with arrows pointing clockwise and counter clockwise with the letters “F” and “S” respectively. “SETH THOMAS” is printed near the centre of the face and “MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” is printed at the bottom of the face. There is a circular door at the back of the clock through which the mechanisms are accessed. The door is embossed with an “ST” inside a diamond inside a circle. The workings have a engraved “MADE IN U.S. AMERICA” and the same logo as the door and “4 1/2” There is a torn label affixed to the back identifying the clock as a genuine Seth Thomas Clock Co. clock but the label cannot be read because of the area of loss (see image)There is a gold key that fits the winding holes. “MADE IN [EN]GLAND” POAR PROGRESS” is engraved on one side of the key and “8” is engraved on the other side.
Subject
Moore
timekeeping
Seth Thomas
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.47.0022
Images
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