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Alarm Clock - Red Riding Hood, Smiths English Clocks Ltd, 1952
Reg. No: ST 025244
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- Summary:
- Mantel alarm clock with white plastic case. Dial is painted with scene of red riding hood and wolf in woods. The wolf holds a stick which beats the balance. The alarm plays the tune 'Who's afraid of the big bad wolf' by means of a steel comb activated by pins on a brass cylinder.
Manufactured by Smiths English Clocks Ltd, 1952. - Description:
- Mantel clock, white plastic case. Dial is painted with scene of red riding hood and wolf in woods. White arabic numerals, black hands for time, and a short copper hand for alarm.
Spring wound; lever escapement.
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 14 cm (Height), 6 cm (Width), 20 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | alarm clocks, chiming musical clocks, mantel clocks |
| Themes this item is part of: | Horology Collection, Science & Measurement Collection |
| Primary Classification: | HOROLOGY |
| Secondary Classification: | Clocks |
| Tertiary Classification: | england |
| Inscriptions: | Dial is marked 'Smiths Music Call' and 'Made in Great Britain'. Back of case marked 'Smiths English Clocks Limited, Made in England'. |
| Manufacturer: | Smiths English Clocks Ltd, Cricklewood, England, Great Britain, 1952 |
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