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2. Alarm clock - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 February 2025. Type of clock A traditional wind-up (key-wound), mechanical spring-powered alarm clock An alarm clock or alarm is a clock that is designed to alert an individual or group of people at a specified time. The primary function of these clocks is to awaken people from their night's sleep or ...

3. Mainspring - Wikipedia

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   The force of the mainspring then turns the clock's wheels as it unwinds, until the next winding is needed. The adjectives wind-up and spring-powered refer to mechanisms powered by mainsprings, which also include kitchen timers, metronomes, music boxes, wind-up toys and clockwork radios.

4. Westclox - Wikipedia

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   This movement has a "bell-back" design, meaning that the bell mechanism is integral to the clock's case. The company first brought the Big Ben to market in 1909. The company's name was shortened to "Western Clock Company" in 1912. In 1910, the Big Ben became the first alarm clock advertised nationally, with ads placed in the Saturday Evening Post.

5. The best sunrise alarm clocks of 2025 - AOL

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   Sunrise alarm clocks offer a great way to help you wake up without an abrasive, loud alarm. We took a look at the best ones, including which are recommended by doctors. The best sunrise alarm ...

6. This alarm clock smoothly wakes you up by brewing coffee - AOL

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   Designer Joshua Renouf created the Barisieur, an alarm clock that wakes you up with coffee scent and brewing sounds

7. Knocker-up - Wikipedia

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   A knocker-up in Leeuwarden, 1947. A knocker-up or knocker-upper was a member of a profession [1] in the Netherlands, Britain, Ireland, and some other countries that started during, and lasted well into, the Industrial Revolution, when alarm clocks were neither cheap nor reliable. A knocker-up's job was to rouse sleeping people so they could get ...