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Posted 9 months ago
rlwindle
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When I saw this it suprised me, I always wondered what a tambour would look like with a digital read out, and there it was. This is a Pennwood Tambour Mantel Numechron Model 121, made between 1939-45, with an Adler Royal case. The numechron is stamped on the interior of the case 121, so I assume that is the model number.
The clock does run, but hangs. It is 20.5 inches in length, 4.5 inches in depth, and 6.25 inches tall, and it came with operating instuctions on the bottom. To me it is a very impressive numechron.
Art Deco ClocksClock design was heavily influenced in the 1920s and ’30s by Art Deco, a ma…
Mantel ClocksMantel clocks (also known as mantle or shelf clocks) were inexpensive to ma…
love this very much :)
Bellin68, I flipped when I saw it also
Russ
Good find, interesting.