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Pennwood Numechron Model 100 'Chieftan'

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Posted 19 months, 19 days ago

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Chadakoin
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The Model 100 “Chieftan” cyclometer clock was introduced by the Pennwood Numechron Co. of Pittsburg, PA in 1938. It was marketed with only minor changes until 1972 – maybe the longest production run in clock making history! This black Bakelite example has a September 1954 date stamp on the base. It stands about 3 3/4" H x 7 ½” W x 4” D.

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  1. Julie Brown, 16 months, 29 days ago
    I recieved one of your clocks for Christmas that was found at an estate sale in St George, Utah. It also has a label on the front that reads "Coke is Coca Cola" Im a Coca Cola Collector and was wondering if you could tell me more about it. I cannot find it in anything Coca Cola. Thank you for your time, I appreciate it..... Sincerely, Julie Brown
  2. Chadakoin Chadakoin, 16 months, 28 days ago
    Julie,

    You find Chieftans with company names, slogans, etc. lithographed or embossed onto the celluloid lens fairly commonly. I assume companies would buy them in quantity to give away as corporate gifts, marketing items, premiums, and so on, but I really don’t know if this was an ‘enhancement’ that Pennwood-Numechron did at the factory, if they were sold to a supplier who would do the custom work to order, or if the companies would buy a bunch and have the names/slogans added themselves. My guess would be the second case, most likely. I don’t recall ever seeing another with Coca Cola on it. Could have been ordered by a local/regional distributor or some unit w/in this huge corp. and not produced in large numbers….? I would doubt that they were ever marketed to the public.
  3. force311999, 14 months, 30 days ago
    the case like this one was made till 1974 on the 24 hr ham radio model

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