137_T-0701

Lorraine Metal Specialties Co. "KUM-PET" Dog Feeder Alarm Clock
INDEX # : 137-T-0701

circa: 1947-1948

CLOCK STYLE Dog Feeder Alarm Clock

CLOCK NAME KUM-PET

MANUFACTURE

Lorraine Metal Specialties Co., 163-169 Tillary Street, Brooklyn 1, N.Y.

Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn.

William L. Gilbert (1806-1890)

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE

30 hour brass alarm clock movement with a modified attachment to the alarm trip to reel in wire attached to feeder tray cover.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION

Base = 21 1/2", Height = 3", Depth = 8 1/2"

Metal case with stainless steel food tray.

LABEL INFORMATION

Original operating instructions, in excellent condition. Advises consumer how to set up the alarm to feed your dog at a specified time using the Gilbert Alarm mechanism. Patent No. 2,416,520.

DIAL INFORMATION

The dial is 4" in diameter and is embossed with "Gilbert". It has black Arabic numerals, and gold chapter ring and hash marks.

MISC. FEATURES This timepiece utilizes a Gilbert alarm mechanism to pull open the lid that covers the dog food tray. Pretty ingenious...huh.

ACQUIRED FROM Online auction

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Timepiece in good running order, alarm works as designed, although I think it would probably scare the sh_t right out of our dogs when the cover was pulled back.

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA

The William L. Gilbert Clock Co. 1850

The William L. Gilbert Corporation 1903
William Gilbert and Lucias Clarke acquired the old Riley Whiting Clock Factory in Winsted/Winchester, Conn. in 1841. Made clocks with the name Clarke, Gilbert & Company, and later as Gilbert and Clarke. In 1851, the company name was changed to W.L. Gilbert and Company. In 1859, the then bankrupt S.B. Terry became Gilbert's movement designer, and Forman for several years. The business operated as the Gilbert Manufacturing Company from 1866 until 1871. It was reorganized as the William L. Gilbert Clock Co. in 1871, and operated under this name until 1934 when the company changed it's name to the William L. Gilbert Clock Corp. From 1941 until 1945, the U.S. government permitted the company to manufacture paper mache clocks (especially alarm clocks) since metal was needed for W.W.II and alarm clocks were in demand. The corporation was taken over in 1957 by General Computing Machines Co., which operated it under the name General-Gilbert Corp. In 1964 it was sold off to the Spartus Corp. located in Louisville, Mississippi. William Gilbert died in 1890.

REFERENCES 1. “Public Documents of the State of Connecticut 1903”

NOTES This timepiece is definitely a little unusual! I have never seen anything like it in any catalogs or other collections. Since we both love dogs, this timepiece was right up our alley.

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CLOCK STYLE	Dog Feeder Alarm Clock
CLOCK NAME	KUM-PET
MANUFACTURE	Lorraine Metal Specialties Co., 163-169 Tillary Street, Brooklyn 1, N.Y. Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn. William L. Gilbert (1806-1890)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	30 hour brass alarm clock movement with a modified attachment to the alarm trip to reel in wire attached to feeder tray cover.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 21 1/2", Height = 3", Depth = 8 1/2" Metal case with stainless steel food tray.
LABEL INFORMATION	Original operating instructions, in excellent condition. Advises consumer how to set up the alarm to feed your dog at a specified time using the Gilbert Alarm mechanism. Patent No. 2,416,520.
DIAL INFORMATION	The dial is 4" in diameter and is embossed with "Gilbert". It has black Arabic numerals, and gold chapter ring and hash marks.
MISC. FEATURES	This timepiece utilizes a Gilbert alarm mechanism to pull open the lid that covers the dog food tray. Pretty ingenious...huh.
ACQUIRED FROM	Online auction
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Timepiece in good running order, alarm works as designed, although I think it would probably scare the sh_t right out of our dogs when the cover was pulled back.
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA The William L. Gilbert Clock Co. 1850 The William L. Gilbert Corporation 1903	William Gilbert and Lucias Clarke acquired the old Riley Whiting Clock Factory in Winsted/Winchester, Conn. in 1841. Made clocks with the name Clarke, Gilbert & Company, and later as Gilbert and Clarke. In 1851, the company name was changed to W.L. Gilbert and Company. In 1859, the then bankrupt S.B. Terry became Gilbert's movement designer, and Forman for several years. The business operated as the Gilbert Manufacturing Company from 1866 until 1871. It was reorganized as the William L. Gilbert Clock Co. in 1871, and operated under this name until 1934 when the company changed it's name to the William L. Gilbert Clock Corp. From 1941 until 1945, the U.S. government permitted the company to manufacture paper mache clocks (especially alarm clocks) since metal was needed for W.W.II and alarm clocks were in demand. The corporation was taken over in 1957 by General Computing Machines Co., which operated it under the name General-Gilbert Corp. In 1964 it was sold off to the Spartus Corp. located in Louisville, Mississippi. William Gilbert died in 1890.
REFERENCES	1. “Public Documents of the State of Connecticut 1903”
NOTES	This timepiece is definitely a little unusual! I have never seen anything like it in any catalogs or other collections. Since we both love dogs, this timepiece was right up our alley.