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THBGeneral Electric Model 372 Hanover Mahogany Tabletop Clock
About Seller
522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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About Auction
LiveJan 18, 2025
Over 800 lots will be offered in day 1 of our 2 day weekend. There are multiple lots of fine art from mixed medias and abstracts to landscapes and lithographs. We have a Todd Warner Rhino Sculpture, a collection of art glass sculptures, modern furniture, Lalique, Kosta Boda, Parkwest Gallery artworks, and Coca-Cola collectibles. Sarasota Estate Auction sarasotaestateauction@gmail.com
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- Lot Description
General Electric Model 372 Hanover Mahogany Tabletop Clock. Brass bezel encloses the clockface with black hands and numbers. Front reads "Westminster Chime," meaning the tone will be the famous four-note melody made by Big Ben in London. GE label on back with more information. Produced between 1937 and 1940 in very low quantities due to its unique shape and art deco style scripting.
Size: 14 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.
#8370 .
Henry Ellis Warren initially founded The Warren Clock Company in 1912 in Ashland, Massachusetts. It became Warren Telechron in 1926 when he switched exclusively to selling the synchronous electric clock, but as early as 1917 General Electric had acquired a strong interest in Telechron, realizing the economic potential of Warren’s invention. When Warren retired in 1943, General Electric gradually absorbed Telechron entirely into its operations. The clocks labeled “Telechron” on the dial, as well as those labeled “General Electric,” were both made in the Ashland factory. GE clocks had their own case, dial and hand designs, as well as model names and numbers, but the internal workings of both brands of clock were always the same Telechron type of movement. In addition to its association with GE, Telechron cooperated closely with one of America’s most famous makers of traditional clocks, the Herschede company. Walter Herschede became interested in synchronous clocks in the 1920s, but was more reluctant to put his fortune behind such new technology. To solve his dilemma, he founded the Revere Clock Company as a division of Herschede that would specifically market clocks driven by Telechron motors. These motors, however, were housed in the elegant cases of mantel and grandfather clocks for which Herschede was known, and the clocks were equipped with elegant chimes. Telechron became the “Clock and Timer Division” of GE in the mid 1940s, but declined in the 1950s, mainly because batteries had become much more long-lived and reliable. Battery-powered clocks have the advantage of not depending on the proximity of a power outlet, and do not require electric cables, allowing them to be placed in more locations. GE tried to respond to the declining market for Warren’s technology by producing cheaper, less solidly manufactured clocks. Thus, plastic replaced bakelite or wood as the material for the cases, and glass crystals were phased out in favor of plastic ones, along with much less durable S rotors used instead of the H rotor. GE sold the last of its former Telechron plants in 1979, and the business division closed permanently in 1992. Telechron continues to exist as a brand, as a manufacturer of electric timers in Leland, North Carolina. Moreover, a company that spun off from one of Telechron’s research labs in 1928 is still flourishing: Electric Time Company manufactures custom tower and post clocks in Medfield, Massachusetts. Electric Time is the only such company in the U.S. that still makes its own clock movements.
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BIDDER MUST ARRANGE THEIR OWN SHIPPING. Although SEA will NOT arrange shipping for you, we do recommend our preferred shipper Premier Shipping & Crating at info@premiershipment.com You MUST email them, please DO NOT CALLl. If you'd like to compare shipping quotes or need more options, feel free to contact any local Sarasota shippers. You can email any one of the shippers below as well. Be sure to include the lot(s) you won and address you would like it shipped to. Brennan with The UPS Store #0089 - 941-413-5998 - Store0089@theupsstore.com AK with The UPS Store #2689 - 941-954-4575 - Store2689@theupsstore.com Steve with The UPS Store #4074 - 941-358-7022 - Store4074@theupsstore.com Everett with PakMail - 941-751-2070 - paktara266@gmail.com
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14 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.
