Name/Title
Electric ClockEntry/Object ID
61-83-04Description
An electric clock; the clock is an analog clock with hour, minute, and second hands; near the center of the clock reads: "Big Ben Electric"; at the bottom edge of the face reads: "Made by Western Clock Co. La Salle, Ill., U.S.A."; clock has a wooden case with a yellow/gold inlay around the front edge; on the back side is a power chord, and several knobs and buttons for setting the clock hands and setting the alarm function; there is also a small information plate that reads:
WESTCLOX Reg. Trade Mark.
Motor F-S1, 110 Volts
Patented U.S.A. March 29(crossed out) 28, 1916.
Model 840, 60 Cycle A.C.
Patents Pending
Western Clock Company, La Salle, Ill., U.S.A.
Electric Clock - Purchased at Chapple Drugstore;
One of the first electric clocks in Billings.
Brown wooden clock w/gold around the face of the clock.
5 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 5 1/2"Acquisition
Accession
1961-0083Source or Donor
McFarlin, Jennie, (Mrs. Henry F. McFarlin, Sr.)Acquisition Method
Gift