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Westclox was an American manufacturer and is a current brand of clocks and alarm clocks. The company's historic plant is located in Peru, Illinois . Early history as United Clock Company
Westclox Scotland was a branch factory of clock manufacturer Westclox, situated in the Vale of Leven Industrial Estate in Dumbarton, Scotland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] During its four decades of operation (1948–1988), Westclox Scotland produced over 50 million clocks.
Western Clock Company or Westclox; (1885–2001) William L Gilbert; Winsted, Connecticut (1841–1871) William L Gilbert Clock Company; Winsted, Connecticut (1871–1934) William L. Gilbert Clock Corporation; Winstead, Connecticut (1934–1964) Williams, Orton & Preston; Farmington, Connecticut (1830–1840)
Several Westclox Big Ben alarm clocks (1931–1956). The style 3 (1931), 4 (1934), 5 (1939) and 6 (1949) Big and Baby Ben cases were all designed by Dreyfuss. [3] New York Central Railroad's streamlined Mercury train, both locomotive and passenger cars (1936) [4]
In 1968 [4] General Time Corporation, consisting of the Westclox and Seth Thomas brands and the Westclox operation in Canada, was acquired by Talley Industries. Westclox Canada was the only company that came close to matching the production of Canada's leading clock company, The Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 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 ...
In 1920 the company relocated to Peru, Illinois to closer proximity to the clock manufacturer and major customer, Westclox. By 1922 the company had moved to a former high school building at 1022 Columbus Street in Ottawa, Illinois [ 4 ] where it remained until the mid-1930s.
November 1917 ad for an Ingersoll "Radiolite" watch, one of the first watches mass marketed in the USA featuring a radium-illuminated dial. Radium was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898 [1] and was soon combined with paint to make luminescent paint, which was applied to clocks, airplane instruments, and the like, to be able to read them in the dark.