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A four glass cased clock manufactured by C. Grivolas. It is a very early Grivolas clock with a Serial Number of A.B–127-7. This clock does not have the pallet viewing holes that are normally found on Grivolas clocks. Please note the pendulum with the rating weights built into the pendulum disc and adjusted by the small hole in the side of the disc.

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Manufactured by A. Schatz & Sohne and is identified as the “Schatz Jubilee Commemorative Clock.” Schatz manufactured 3000 of the Schatz Jubilee clocks in 1981 to commemorate 100 years of torsional clock making. This clock is Number 145 of the 3000 produced. The Schatz Jubilee clock is identified as Plate # 1614 in the Repair Guide. A great deal of care was expended in making this clock and every surface is highly polished. Combined with the red felt fabric covering the center of the base, the resulting clock is very attractive.

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A wooden leveling device for 400-day clocks made in the “after-market.” Up to the early 1950’s, 400-Day clocks had no built-in provision for leveling the clock. A Grand Rapids, Michigan furniture maker began selling these wooden devices to go under the base of the clock. Three screws with rubber feet permitted leveling a clock. The clock just sat on the wooden disc and the device was hidden under the base of the clock. The first view of the device is shown upside down. In the second view of the device you can see there have been modifications of the device in order to avoid interfering with the column attaching parts. I had the opportunity to talk with the man who made these devices and he was still irritated with the 400-Day clock manufacturers who seemed to continually change the design of their clocks so that the wooden leveling device required reworking after each change. In just a few years, all 400-Day clocks included a provision for leveling and the need for this device was gone.

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Schatz Standard 400-Day clock (49 Model) is a good example of how color can help to date a clock. This color green was very popular in the 1950’s and it was frequently found in home decorations and on automobiles. This lime green color was often used as one of the colors on two tone or three tone automobiles of this period such as my father’s 1955 Plymouth that sported a green very similar to the color of this clock along with black trim and an ivory top. Very stylish.

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Unusual 1930’s clock was manufactured by Jahresuhrenfabrik. It features a porcelain dial and pendulum ball covers along with a highly styled, cast brass arch. The plate number for this clock is #1260. In addition to the porcelain dial and pendulum, please note the stripped pattern on the columns and the pendulum center rod.

I purchased this clock on a Wednesday and on the following Sunday went to a large antique market. In one of the seller’s booths, there were the remains of an old printing shop and, while sorting through several bushel baskets of similar items, I found the mat-negative shown along side the clock . This mat-negative obviously shows this clock – a truly lucky find.

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Kern and Sohne 400-Day clock, Plate #1404, is chrome plated with a particularly handsome black dial. The view of the back plate shows that Kern and Sohne did not plate the front and back plates of the clock although the bracket and saddle are plated (other manufacturers did plate everything). The pendulum center rod ends with a ball shape. This is typical of pendulums used on clocks manufactured before pendulum guide cups were installed on 400-Day clocks. This feature along with the pins used to retain the back plate indicates a very early post World War II clock.

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A relatively unusual 1949 vintage Kern and Sohne 400-Day clock features a very large octagonal dial and wooden base. The brown painted, ribbed columns complement the base and combine to produce a very attractive clock. Please note the pendulum center rod end that ends with a ball. This clock was produced before the pendulum guide cups were used on 400-Day clocks.

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Herr 400-Day clock dates from 1952 and includes a pass-by strike that sounds a single note on each hour. The back plate is identified as #1652. The flowers on the dial and base are some type of transfer that produces are very thick, paint-like design resulting in a very attractive clock. Unfortunately, the strike on the bell is so gentle that it is almost impossible to hear when the dome is in place.

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Aug. Schatz & Sohne clock dates from early 1950. It is Plate #1279 and the backplate includes the marking “RR.” The RR mark indicates that this clock was imported into the US by the Remington Rand Company. Remington Rand had a relationship with August Schatz that predated World War II. They sold these clocks in retail outlets that also sold Remington Rand electric shavers forever changing the retailing of 400-day clocks. Prior to this time, 400-day clocks were only sold by jewelry stores and high end department stores. This clock is also marked with “Jahresuhrenfabrik” circling the 49. This indicates that this clock represents the top of the line of the Schatz 400-day clocks – probably the red paint and the elaborate dial account for the designation.

Please pay particular attention to the dial since it is hand painted. This scene is typical of the Black Forest Region of Germany and was used on many decorative items such as plates and wall hangings in addition to clock dials.

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This very unusual 400-Day clock was manufactured by Kienzle in 1908-9. The columns and dial surround are blue porcelain. The columns and finials are unusual as are the column finials. Please take note of the movement platform with its turned down ends. As shown in the Horolovar Repair Guide , the pendulum is #13 and the suspension bracket is #14. This particular clock has a back plate identified as #1601. In the Repair Guide, a similar clock is identified as a Badische clock (Clock #69, page 40).

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