Description: Art Deco Style Clock! Commander! 8 Day! Alarm Clock! E. Ingraham Time King Company. EARLY 1920’s made by E Ingram Company Bristol Conn USA 4x4x1 3/8”. I had to sand it off with light light sand paper. Someone had did a terrible job of repainting it. Was flaking off in my hand. It was that vintage green color originally. Ready to be antique painted again. It did work, a couple little wind knobs are missing. I think maybe it was over wound, but, worth fixing. This art decor style alarm clock is so cute. It does not work but is still amazing! Patents pending under985,357, 1.744.524, 858.262, 1.869.353 I’m selling as is. There is lots of wear, tear, rust and discoloration. Great as a parts piece, decor or for restoration. Front glass has some scratches but no cracks, & appears clear. Most of my items are either vintage or antique, which means they have varying degrees of wear and tear. I try to describe any flaws that I see but I suggest you look at the pictures for more accurate description and condition. RBPOLISHGIRL Information on E Ingraham: E. Ingraham & Company was formed in 1860, succeeding several earlier clock-manufacturing firms in which casemaker Elias Ingraham had been involved, notably Brewster & Ingrahams (1843-1852), E. & A. Ingrahams (1852-1856) and Elias Ingraham & Company (1857-1860). The firm originally rented, and later purchased, a shop on Birge's Pond in Bristol, which had been used by a number of clockmaking firms since 1820. Having originally purchased their movements from various sources, in 1865 the firm decided to establish their own movement making facility. A hardware shop was moved onto a piece of land owned by the firm and veteran clockmaker Anson L. Atwood set up and managed the movement department for Ingraham for some years. Elias Ingraham (1805-1885) designed a variety of popular cases and case features for the firm, receiving 17 patents between 1857 and 1873. Many of his cases utilized an unusual figure "8" door design for which he had received a patent in 1857. Rosewood veneered case models with names such as "Doric", "Venetian", and "Ionic" were often made in several sizes and held their popularity with the public for many years. Elias Ingraham's son Edward Ingraham (1830-1892) succeeded his father as head of the business in 1885. Edward had also received an important patent in 1884 for a method of applying black enamel paint (Japan) to wooden clock cases. Using this method to produce cheaper imitations of French marble mantel clocks was a great success. Though the process was soon imitated by most other clock manufacturers, the Ingraham firm became a leading maker of "black mantel" clocks, introducing 221 models plus special order styles in the following three decades. In 1887, the firm had its first great expansion with the erection of a 300-foot long, 4 story case shop. A new office building and movement shop was built between 1902 and 1904. In 1913, they began to manufacture a nonxjeweled pocket watch and added wrist watch models to the line in 1932, producing more than 65 million pockets watches and 15 million wrist watches by the time this production ceased in the midx 1960's. Ingraham's clock and watchmaking ceased totally during World War II and pendulum clock production did not resume after the war. After the war, electric clocks, added to the line about 1930, were then a major part of their product line as were watches, alarm clocks, fuses and timers (the latter two were established during warxtime production). In 1964, a modern and much smaller factory was constructed in the southern part of Bristol and the old complex was abandoned and later demolished. Little if any clock production was done at the new factory, as it was almost totally devoted to manufacture of more profitable fuses. The firm was sold to McGrawxEdison, a conglomerate, in 1967 and the Bristol factory presently produces Bussman fuses. Production of electric clocks with the Ingraham trademark continues at a plant, which the firm built at Laurinburg, North Carolina in 1959.
Price: 22 USD
Location: Muskegon, Michigan
End Time: 2025-01-30T12:49:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Antique: Yes
Shape: Square
Power Source: None
Year Manufactured: 1920
Vintage: Yes
Display Type: Analog
Item Height: 4”
Style: Art Deco
Frame Material: Metal
Features: Alarm, Wind Up
Finish: Was Paintef
Item Width: 4”
Movement: Mechanical
Character: Clock King
Color: Na
Material: Metal
Franchise: Na
Number Type: Numbers
Brand: Ingraham
Chime Sequence: None
Type: Alarm Clock
Era: Early 20th Century (1911-1940)
Model: Time King
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Art Deco
Time Period Manufactured: 1920’s
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States