Anybody know where/when this magnificent old clock was used?? I am going to try to find a home for it. I think it was before 1930 but would like to pin it down better.

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Thanks for any light you can shed on this.

 

That is very cool.
Does it still work?
Welcome to CO by the way...

 

Well, here is what is described as a 1926 Olds 30-D Speedster, and it appears to have a nearly identical, but slightly older version. Since (I believe) by 1930, the Olds dash has come to look a lot like the Model A dash, a clock like this would have been out of place by then, so I'd have to say late twenties for that clock.



- Eric

 

Thanks, Eric!

That is exactly the clock that I have. I just do not have the brass bezel that anchors it to the panel. What is amazing about this clock is that the very thin crystal has survived all these years. It is rather striking as the crystal is beveled. I have seen a lot of these old car clocks but none with the beveled glass. Thank you very much.

Thanks to the others for chiming in. Tru-Blue: Yes, the clock works now. I restore these old clocks as a hobby/pastime.

 

Looks windup? make a great display for a desk.

 

X2. I would like to have one.

 

My dash clock works for a few seconds then it will stop and ill have to tap on it and it will start working again how can i fix this

 

I don't anything about it... except it's soooo cool!
I would make some kind of stand for that as a display piece.

 

You're welcome.

I agree that that's a really nice clock, and the beveled crystal puts the final touch on it.

- Eric

 

That's cool. I guess you had to reach under the dash and wind it up.

 

Most windups of this style would have been mounted in a glove compartment door, to permit easy access to the winding mechanism.

 

It is either that the contacts are dirty and they need a little jiggle to make good contact and/or the original factory lubrication has dried up. I have seen the stuff that was used when the clock was made turn into glue. Obviously these old clocks don't like to run in that stuff.

Rick

 

Correct. And also many of the early electric clocks mounted in the glove box door so you could get to the back of the clock to set the time and adjust the Slow/Fast. Most had some kind of cover over the electrical contacts but some did not. You had to be careful what you put in the glove box. A bunch of loose wrenches in theer was a recipe for disaster with that hot-all-the-time power lead going to the clock and lots of chassis ground nearby!!

 

Hey 52s, since your a clock guy, what is a good lube for the gears and springs in these and old electric auto clocks?
Thanks

 

I use a light synthetic oil, probably available at your local clock/watch repair shop. And you don't need to use a lot of it. Too much can cause runs and seeping onto the clock face...and now you have a cosmetic problem.

Rick