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TomO |
01-29-2014 @ 4:31 PM
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That picture is a copy of a page in the V-8 Times article from 1989. The clock collection depicted in the photos is now on display at the Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum in Auburn, IN. The collection also includes the Mercury clocks for the flathead years.
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Drbrown |
01-29-2014 @ 9:10 AM
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TomO .... Nice display in your attachment of Ford clocks thru the years. My electric '47 is at the extreme lower right. With an antique clock repair hobbist looking over my shoulder, I'm cleaning and rebuilding the clock. The outside was a mess when I bought it. The clock mechanism must be insulated from the body of the clock so the twin solenoids inside can activate a swinging arm that winds the crank-pin. The tiny rubber grommets that insulated the parts fell apart when I opened it, so I'm making replacements out of vinyl tubing. Brushed and polished, it now looks as good from the back as the front. Good winter project. Taking photos.
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TomO |
01-28-2014 @ 9:19 AM
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Here is another try at posting the photo, I made the name shorter. Tom
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rgiles |
01-28-2014 @ 7:16 AM
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My clock says the same as yours, Made by Westclox, LaSalle, Ill,, USA Ford [inscript] Made in USA . Sorry can not read the pat. numbers. Dick
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juergen |
01-28-2014 @ 5:30 AM
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I guess only one image takes. So here is the front
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juergen |
01-28-2014 @ 5:28 AM
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These are images of 37 wind up and electric clocks. They are a little bigger than your 35 gauges. I know that they are the same for 38 and 39 except that the faces complement the speedometer faces. I don't know of 35 or 36. The 40 was rectangular
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Big Red 51 |
01-28-2014 @ 3:46 AM
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I had an original wind up clock in my '54 Ford Victoria. Still working. Don
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TomO |
01-27-2014 @ 7:17 AM
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Here is another try at posting the photo.
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Drbrown |
01-26-2014 @ 4:37 PM
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This isn't going to annswer your specific question but just more misc info .... of the clocks I've seen, they all have the knob at the 6'oclock position. Its either a combo wind-up and dial setting knob, or its a plain dial setting knob if the clock is electric. The attached photo is the back of an electric but what might be interesting is that the stampings say "The Geo. W. Borg Comp. Chicago Ill USA" .... (because its electric) "Use only 3 amp fuse". Compared to my Ford electric, the back of the electric in this photo has a different style fast-slow adjustment dial. Also, the back of my ford electric says "Pat'd U.S.A. 2279015" "Made by Westclox, La Salle Ill USA" "Ford (inscript) Made in USA" So obviousely Ford was using clocks from various manufacturers. What does your clock say on the back ? American engineering and forged steel continues to ride the highways.
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rgiles |
01-26-2014 @ 1:43 PM
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42 discribed it well. Mine does have black hands. I guess nailing it down to a year might not happen. Thanks everyone for the input. Dick
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