The topic of the meeting in August was electric clocks. A selection of those on display are shown. They included master clocks, mains driven and battery operated clocks.

Essentially (excluding electronic clocks) there are three main types -

Those where the power is used to wind up a spring or raise a weight, essentially a mechanical clock with electric wind

Those where the pendulum is driven by the electrical force and geared to turn the hands

Those operating directly from mains electricity using a synchronous motor to step down from 50 cycles per second in Australia or 60 cycles in the USA

Click on the pictures for a larger view. 

	Schatz and Kundo battery operated pendulum driven clocks		Contraceptive clock called Memopil.  Alarms each day with red and green lights		Rythm clock - no not a Contraceptive clock1
	Kerry is puzzled, what's making this master clock go "International" Made in England (IBM)		Graham Mitchell explains that you can manually wind up the spring which is normally wound by a battery operated solenoid		The Dynamic clock can be programmed to display a flashing message
	Circulus Time and alarm 1947 Synchronous		Circulus back, "GBN" marking but country and maker unknown Synchronous		Unknown English clock bakelite case Synchronous
	With back removed, serial number 53785		Ferranti English Synchronous		Time only, Bakelite case
	Hammond, time only Synchronous		Made in Australia	Hammond, time, alarm, day, date 230 volts - picture to comeSynchronous
	USA made Hammond back		Metamec time only, white plastic "Dereham" model Synchronous		Metamec rear - England
	Smiths time and alarm Synchronous		London, bakelite case, "Sectric" Synchronous		Sunbeam made in Australia time and alarm Synchronous
	Model AB004 wood case		Made in Australia Sunbeam Synchronous		Model AA001
	Temco, time only, Almost Art Deco Synchronous		By Telephone Mfg. Co. Ltd England		Australian made "Universe" Synchronous
	Time only, bakelite case		Westclox USA BIG BEN Synchronous		Time, Chime and alarm 110V
	Australian Made WILMO Industries Synchronous		Time and Alarm		Battery operated Torsion clock by Henn
	Definitely Art Deco by National Magnetic USA Battery		Another National Magnetic on the left Battery		Poole battery operated pendulum clock
	Tiffany Neverwind Battery		Tiffany Neverwind movement		A Secticon with elegance Battery
	"United" USA 110 volt 60 cycle		"Powerseller"		Mart clocks
	Mart tools		Mart tools