20TH CENTURY MODERN CLOCKS BOOK *OUT-OF-PRINT*

SIGNED EDITION!

The Collector's Guide to

20th Century Modern Clocks

(with Market Values)

Volume 1: Desk, Shelf and Decorative

By Mark V. Stein

Radiomania® Books presents the first reference to focus exclusively on 20th Century Modern American clocks. This, the first of two volumes, addresses desk, shelf and decorative models c.1920s - 1960s.

Over 2,300 clocks, both manual and electric, are cataloged with more than 1,600 pictures.

The book encompasses early industrial, machine age, moderne, art deco, streamline and mid-century modern design.

Also included are desk, shelf and decorative weather guides (barometers, hygrometers, thermometers), radio timers/switches, kitchen timers, hybrids and related devices.

Individual listings include model brand, maker, year, model name and/or number, industrial designer, movement type and options, cabinet materials, dimensions and variations. Narrative text includes a historic index of brands and manufacturers, guidelines for fine-tuning values, basic repairs and resources. A comprehensive index with current values completes this edition. The second volume of this series iscurrently in pre-production and will encompass mantle and wall clocks of the same period and in a similar fashion.

This guide encompasses clock brands such as Artcraft, Aldine, Bugle Boy, Comet, Deluxe, General Electric, Gilbert, Hamilton Sangamo, Hammond, Herman Miller, Ingersol, Ingraham, Jefferson, Lackner, Lawson, Lux, Manning-Bowman, Mastercrafters, New Haven, Old Reliable, National Call, Pennwood/Numechron, Sessions, Seth Thomas, Telechron, Waltham, Waterbury, Westclox. Weather meters and timers/switches are robustly represented by manufacturers including Airguide, Taylor, Jason, Swift & Anderson.

Specifications:

Trade Paperback, 8.5" X 11", heavy duty 12pt laminated color cover, text and illustrations in black & white on heavy bond, 256 pgsSuggested Retail $29.95