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Chadakoin

Los Angeles, CA

I've always been attracted to the skyscraper forms of the 1920s-30s, as well as the sleek streamlined designs of the 30s and 40s. I started collecting clocks in a seI've always been attracted to the skyscraper forms of the 1920s-30s, as well as the sleek streamlined designs of the 30s and 40s. I started collecting clocks in a serious way about ten years ago because a. they're smaller than the radios of the period (!) and don't demand so much storage space (that was the theory, anyway...), b. I enjoy the mechanical aspect, and c. they can still be found relatively inexpensively (again, in theory) Hope you enjoy looking! (Read more)

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Mystery Scissors/Surgical Instrument - Tools and Hardwarein Tools and Hardware
2 years ago
Lackner Neon-Glo "Dulcy" Shelf Clock - Clocksin Clocks
3 years ago
Lawson Time Model 303 "Admiral" Shelf Clock - Clocksin Clocks
3 years ago
G.E. 4F60 "Dictator" Shelf Clock - Clocksin Clocks
3 years ago
DEP Streamline Art Deco Alarm Clock - Art Decoin Art Deco
3 years ago
Seth Thomas "Tabor" 1E Shelf Clock - Clocksin Clocks
4 years ago
General Electric "Petite", Model AB-3F52 - Clocksin Clocks
4 years ago
Telechron “Casino”, Model 4F71 Electric Shelf Clock - Art Decoin Art Deco
4 years ago
Hyalyn Casual Craft - China and Dinnerwarein China and Dinnerw…
5 years ago
Vidrio "Cadillac" Slag Glass Clock - Clocksin Clocks
6 years ago

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  1. Terrific clock, Harry! I'm suspicious of your label though... This model is generally thought to have been discontinued before 1938, and Lawson Time didn't move to its Alhambra facility until 1948. ...
  2. Nice clock, bstubbs! Created by none other than acclaimed industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss. Patent issued on Sept. 13, 1932.... https://www.google.com/patents/US1877732?dq=seth+thomas+clock&hl=en&...
  3. Hi SamO, This looks to be a hand-carved printing block of the type used to print fabric in India/South Asia. These are still in common use and the used blocks often turn up for sale in tourist shop...
  4. philman38, the 7h93k uses a No. 41 lamp, like this: https://www.tubesandmore.com/products/P-41 The dimness and flickering could just be a mater of the bulb not being screwed in tightly enough, or ...
  5. These appear to be mostly mass-produced items made for the tourist trade and typically found in souvenir shops, etc. As such, they don't really have a style and their value would minimal. The stone ...
  6. Lee, When I discovered that this timer was designed in the 1930s and not the 1950s as I'd always assumed, I imagined that there was probably some very forward looking young talent behind it's creati...
  7. I'd recommend that you show it to an archaeologist in the anthropology department of your closest college or university. They're most likely to have information about the prehistoric cultures that inh...
  8. Sis would have decked me had I come after her with these things...! Thanks for the loves walksoftly, aghcollect, Rattletrap - any ideas?
  9. Apparently the company was Crystal Bent Glass Co., based in Cincinnati, OH. http://cincinnaticum.blogspot.com/2012/04/clips-from-undated-holographic-william.html
  10. This clock was designed in 1936 by William Hentschel. Hentschel was an artist and designer best known for his work for Rookwood Pottery, for whom he did thousands of ceramic designs in the teens and ...
  11. namji: Sorry, I don't know the answer to that one. I've owned models both with and without "Hawkeye" printed on the dial, and as I recall they were identical in all other respects.
  12. These were used for smoking tobacco, not opium. Opium pipes are much different.
  13. Thanks for the Loves, folks! Arisellon: unfortunately, this clock has a horizontal crack on one of the 'steps'. Also a couple of small chips that are hidden by the base trim. Otherwise it's in great ...
  14. Thanks for the info, INStudio!
  15. Thank you, ChePibe and SEAN68, for your kind comments!
  16. Thanks for all the 'Loves', folks!
  17. This is the early, pre-World War II, version of this clock. Very nice!
  18. rlwindle, according to a Dec. 1929 ad, this model was known as the "Rosemarie." It sold for $15 at that time.
  19. High-end darning egg?
  20. Amazing streamlined stove! Reminds me of some that were made in France in the 1930s. Thanks for sharing.
  21. My 2 ¢ : leave the finish alone. Every antique mall in the US has at least half a dozen of these languishing that that have been refinished and brasses polished to the max. Ho-hum. You've got the look...
  22. Nice! Please post more!
  23. Hi Sean, That is indeed the right lid for your 'marmite,' as Red Wing referred to them. What a great color combination! The Dusk Blue color was introduced in 1947, the Quartette Chartreuse in 1951.
  24. gavdib80, These appear to be authentic kaolin pipe bowls. Someone has obviously taken the time to catalog them at some point. Too bad the catalog document wasn't included in the sale! Might have prov...
  25. I just noticed this listing on Etsy for a sculptural clock that appears to use the same New Haven clock and alabaster case as yours. Unfortunately, seller provides zero information. Perhaps you could ...
  26. If you do a Google search for "Movier" or "J.B. Hirsch" and "Cleopatra" you'll find some other examples of how this figure was produced as a stand-alone piece and for lamps. I didn't come across any o...
  27. I think I may have an answer for you.... http://www.greatwesternauctions.com/catalogues/es301113/lot0761b.html Amazing how things get repurposed over the years!
  28. This dial also looks extremely similar to those used on the Chronart pictoral clocks (Ye Olde Windmill, Polar Bird) made by the New Jersey Clock Co. Those also use Hammond movements. http://www.co...
  29. On second look, the twin engine plane has to be a P-38 Lightning. The guns are all clustered in the nose and you can make out the horizontal stabilizer spanning between the twin fuselage booms.
  30. Great pics! Photo 3 appears to be a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt dating to before the switch to a "bubbletop" canopy in 1944. The four-engine bombers are B-17s - not enough detail to tell which models. ...
  31. Hi Deanteaks, Looks like a Bausch & Lomb "Balopticon" Model B Magic Lantern, patented 1911. Here's and interesting link: http://www.historyinsidepictures.com/Pages/ABauschandLombMagicLanternBaloptic...
  32. Thanks, Tutzie, and welcome to CW!
  33. Didn't have to 'restore' really, it was in good shape when I got it. Just disassembled, cleaned and polished everything and installed a new cord and plug.
  34. Hi Delta, Stoves with art tile inserts were most popular in the 1880s-1890s. There were lots of stove manufacturers then, so without having more of it, it'll be difficult to identify. However, there ...
  35. Nice Quacker! These also came in blue - very scarce.
  36. Nice fossil! Looks like an Echinoid - related to modern day sea urchins. http://www.discoveringfossils.co.uk/echinoids.htm
  37. A very cool clock/radio! I love the way they've concealed the radio knobs. The electric movement was manufactured by the Hammond Clock Co. of Chicago. Hammond made clocks from 1928 to 1941, before sw...
  38. Thanks for all the 'Love its'! So far as I know, Pottery Barn has never gotten their hands on this design....
  39. The storefronts look remarkably intact, as does everything else except the cornice. Does it have historic landmark designation? Could be some tax credits available if you were to pursue designation.
  40. Thanks, Phil. Yes, it's electrically powered - Hansen motor I think. Base measures about 4 1/2" x 10" and it's 4 1/2" tall.
  41. Nice clock, Ted! If the original cord is frayed/stiff/dangerous looking, then replacing with a comparable cord is an modification that typically won't affect collectability or value. Try to get as c...
  42. Nice find! According to this website it's 1930s. http://toysteambible.org/Marklin/4097-6.htm
  43. Dividers. Used to measure out a fixed interval, among other uses.
  44. Russ, The "Patents Pending" statement on the decal probably indicates that your clock was made in or before the first part of 1935. Pennwood was pretty good at keeping the info on the decals current....
  45. If it was published before 1923 (appears it was), then it's copyright protections have expired.
  46. The designer's name was actually Paul "Feher" - misprinted in the catalog - who was a fairly well known Deco era metalsmith and industrial/architectural designer. There's a lot more of this story her...
  47. Thanks, mustangtony!
  48. This is a Plato clock - the first "digital" clock - patented by Eugene Fitch of New York in 1903. They were produced in the US by the Ansonia Clock Co. and in Germany by the Junghans Clock Co. Lo...
  49. Amazing! Any idea who made it? Hallmarks?
  50. And it has a hand brake, too! Fantastic!
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Lawson Model 98 mirrored cyclometer Seth Thomas Electric with 60 Second Hourglass Indicator PrePatent Deco/Art Modern tea service c. 1920's Art Deco Bauhaus Clock #1 MCM bentwood chair FOUND - 4 Kai Kristiansen No. 42 Chairs gulf service station drawing ? Stackable dinnerware prototype 1981 Lightolier Ceiling Light 1930s Art Deco J.C. Virden Co. Slipper shade light Unknown #7 Racer Lawson Model 490 "New Yorker", 1940 Estate sale find 1937 - 41 Pennwood "Neptune" with Deskset Waltham Watch Desk Clock Mid century table lamp

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Some of our art deco clocks Original WW2 U.S. Fighter Planes Photos Help I.D. Smith Metal Arts Moon Crest Clock With Pennwood Movement Model M-130, 1940-45 TOY TIN & COPPER LIVE STEAM ENGINE 1933-35 Pennwood BakeLite Numechron Model 12A, The Leonis Charles Hour Deco clock. Lawson Style #300, "New Yorker", 1935 Bentwood Lounge Chair by ??????? Telechron Electric Clock, 1920s. Silvercraft Deco Clock REMEMBRACE CLOCK Westinghouse timer clock Vintage Thermometer Blue Mirror Clock Deco Telechron Art Deco clock National Call self starting clock