LUX MANUFACTURING CO. TELEPHONE TIMEPIECE
INDEX # : 174-T-0206

circa: 1930-1934

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CLOCK STYLE	Novelty
CLOCK NAME	Miniature Telephone Desk Clock
MANUFACTURE	Lux Manufacturing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, 30 hour, lever escapement, spring driven. 200 beats/minute.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base=4", Height=4 1/2", Depth=2" Spelter metal case with antique gold finish.
LABEL INFORMATION	Back of movement stamped "Lux Clock Mfg. Co., Waterbury, Conn."  Dial is also marked with the above stamp.
DIAL INFORMATION	2 inch gold dial with white Arabic letters.
MISC. FEATURES	N/A
ACQUIRED FROM	Birthday gift from my wife in February 2006, she purchased it at an Online auction
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Time piece in running order.
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA	The Lux Manufacturing Co. was founded by Paul Lux in 1917. He was a native of Germany, and had worked for the Waterbury Clock Co. for 28 years. Produced timers, alarms, and novelty clocks under the management of Lux, his sons and grandsons. The Keebler Clock Company marketed many of their clocks. Lux built a second plant in Lebanon, Tennessee in 1950. In June of 1961 the company was taken over by the Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Company. From luxclocks.net: "Many of the Pendulette and shelf clocks had faces made by the Syracuse Ornamental Company Inc. These were made of a mixture of fine sawdust and resin (known as Syrocowood) that was poured into a mold, dried and then removed from the mold. The Lux Clock Mfg. Company then hand painted these cases in various colors. After World War 2, The Lux Clock Mfg. Company started producing many of their clocks with plastic cases. In the 1930s Lux Clock Mfg. Company also made clocks for the August C. Keebler Company of Chicago, Illinois (The Keebler Company did not produce their own clocks). The Lux Clock Clock Mfg. Company also sold the same clocks with their name on them. Westclox also made clocks for the Keebler Company that were similar to the Lux Pendulettes. The Westclox clocks all wind at the nine o'clock position. In the late 50s Westclox also produced their own Pendulettes, which were similar to the Lux Pendulettes.  The Lux Clock Mfg. Company also had a sales division in New York, the DeLuxe Clock and Mfg. Company Inc., 1107 Broadway New York, New York. You will find many of the art clocks with the DE LUXE sticker on the back of the case."   The image to the left is the Lux Clock Co. as it appeared c. 1920.
REFERENCES	1. "luxclocks.net" - A terrific website with good information to help identify many different Lux Clock models.
NOTES	A perfect gift since I have worked in the telephone industry for 31 years.

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