096-T-1297

MILLER CLOCKS / CRAFTWOOD NOVELTY BANJO TIMEPIECE
INDEX # : 096-T-1297

circa: 1929-1930

CLOCK STYLE Novelty Banjo

CLOCK NAME N/A

MANUFACTURE Miller Clocks, Zeeland, Michigan

CASE MODEL # N/A, Molded wood case.

MOVEMENT TYPE Brass, 30 hour, spring driven, Time only. Upside down balance wheel escapement.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION

Base=6 1/2", Height=20 1/4", Depth=2 3/8"
Case made of Syroco wood (same material that the Lux Cuckoo clocks are made of).

LABEL INFORMATION

No Label, originally would have had a paper label on the back of the case. The image to the left is the label from another Miller Clocks novelty banjo.

DIAL INFORMATION

Molded dial with gold Arabic numerals, 5" chapter ring.

MISC. FEATURES

Molded image of ship on lower case.

ACQUIRED FROM Gift from parents for Christmas, December 1997.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Timepiece in running order.

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA

This timepiece was manufactured by Miller Clocks. They manufactured a line of novelty "French Period Clocks" boasting the finish would never dull. I have also seen this exact model in a red & brown color.

This clock came out of the old Medix Run General Store in Medix Run, PA. The store owners name was Leona Pistner and she was married to Delwood Barr (who was related somehow to Tom Mix, old cowboy movie star from Mix Run). According to Mrs. Pistner, her husband was a bum, and a deserter from the army who went west, the army apparently thought so little of him they never even looked to bring him back.

The above information was collected by my father from Mr. Roger Feeley, who remembers the store and it's owners. The image to the left is a picture of the old Medix Run store taken in 1999.

REFERENCES N/A

NOTES This clock has to be the ugliest color of green I have ever seen! The paint does appear to be original, no signs that it had ever been touched.

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CLOCK STYLE	Novelty Banjo
CLOCK NAME	N/A
MANUFACTURE	Miller Clocks, Zeeland, Michigan
CASE MODEL #	N/A, Molded wood case.
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, 30 hour, spring driven, Time only. Upside down balance wheel escapement.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base=6 1/2", Height=20 1/4", Depth=2 3/8" Case made of Syroco wood (same material that the Lux Cuckoo clocks are made of).
LABEL INFORMATION	No Label, originally would have had a paper label on the back of the case. The image to the left is the label from another Miller Clocks novelty banjo.
DIAL INFORMATION	Molded dial with gold Arabic numerals, 5" chapter ring.
MISC. FEATURES	Molded image of ship on lower case.
ACQUIRED FROM	Gift from parents for Christmas, December 1997.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Timepiece in running order.
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA	This timepiece was manufactured by Miller Clocks. They manufactured a line of novelty "French Period Clocks" boasting the finish would never dull. I have also seen this exact model in a red & brown color. This clock came out of the old Medix Run General Store in Medix Run, PA. The store owners name was Leona Pistner and she was married to Delwood Barr (who was related somehow to Tom Mix, old cowboy movie star from Mix Run). According to Mrs. Pistner, her husband was a bum, and a deserter from the army who went west, the army apparently thought so little of him they never even looked to bring him back. The above information was collected by my father from Mr. Roger Feeley, who remembers the store and it's owners. The image to the left is a picture of the old Medix Run store taken in 1999.
REFERENCES	N/A
NOTES	This clock has to be the ugliest color of green I have ever seen! The paint does appear to be original, no signs that it had ever been touched.