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Chadakoin
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The "Swank" was designed by noted industrial designer Peter Muller-Munk and patented in May 1940. It has a molded Tenite plastic case and a die-cast metal base. The clock on the left has a paper label on the bottom which indicates that this particular clock dates to Nov. 1957. I don't think that these were manufactured much beyond that date. The case is a deep marbleized black cherry color and the metal base is finished with gold tinted laquer.
The cream colored clock on the right is a very early Swank with a June 1940 date stamp on its base. Unlike the later version, the metal base is brass plated and inscribed 'The Pennwood Co.' rather than 'Pennwood- Numechron.' It also sports Pennwood's pre-WW II numeral style and has an early enclosed motor. Amazing lines on these Swanks! To my mind, one of the sexiest Streamlined clock cases.
Art Deco ClocksClock design was heavily influenced in the 1920s and ’30s by Art Deco, a ma…