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Vintage Small White and Blue First Edition Wall Clock by Hanson

Jon Nix — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:12:42 +0000

A small white wall clock with blue hands made by Hanson and probably dating from the 1980s. This is badged as a "First Edition". We're not sure what that means (!), but what it does have is a very appealing and simply designed face and a slightly unusal body to go with it.

The clock measures 19.5 cm (7¾ in.) in diameter at the rear, being slightly chamfered to the front, whilst the face has a diameter of 17.5cm (7 in.) and the depth is 3cm (1¼ in.). The movement is an audibly ticking quartz style and is powered by a single AA battery. The clock is in excellent condition and comes with its original box and (brief) instruction manual.

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Teak and Mother of Pearl Wall Clock by George Sneed for Heal’s

Jon Nix — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:02:58 +0000

Made by George Sneed and sold through Heal's department store, this is a handsome and very minimalist wall clock crafted from teak wood with mother of pearl inlays. The simple design of the face coupled with the deep-sided nature of the clock and the use of endgrain patterning makes it very effective and appealing on the wall, and very much in-keeping with a mid-century aesthetic.

The clock face measures approximately 21.5cm (8½ in.) whilst the rear measures slightly wider at 22.5 cm (just under 9 in.), giving it a slightly tapering profile. The clock has a depth of 5cm (2 in.). A recess in the rear houses the French-made "Romatic" quarts movement which is powered by a single "C" size battery and has a an adjuster for the time and a setting to finesse the speed of the clock. An aluminium plate sits over the top of the movement. Also to the rear is a maker's stamp and metal hanging plate.

This particular example is in good condition aside from a few defects. There are some minor signs of age and wear and tear throughout, including a few "nibbles" to edges and some minor surface loss and very slight deformation to the minute hand. It is likely there was a cap of some kind on the barrel (above the minute hand) which is no longer present. Finally, there is a hairline split to the wood from approximately 9.30 on the clock horizontally. This isn't immediately noticeable and appears unlikely to worsen. At some point in the clock's history it has been glued and there is the potential to repeat this repair should the need arise. At is stands though, these defects don't detract from the undoubted good looks of this clock so it has been left alone and is sold "as is".

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Vintage Red Metamec Wall Clock (AC powered)

Jon Nix — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:17:39 +0000

A colourful wall clock by Metamec, featuring a convex glass face, red face with white hands and numerals and time divisions in relief, and a white metal surround - it's a looker! The clock comes complete with an original Metamec box, though possibly not one that should have been paired with the clock as a sticker on it indicates that this is the battery version whilst the clock is an plug-in AC-powered timepiece.

In excellent original overall condition and working, with minimal signs of any wear and tear. The glass is predominantly very good indeed with only some minor grazes to it. The rear plastic cover over the mechanism does have a crack but this could be fixed and it certainly doesn't affect the operation of the clock at all.

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