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The February 2004 meeting of NAWCC chapter 168 Sydney members looked at the
400-day clock industry between the wars 1919-1939. From 1900 to the
beginning of the first WW was a boom period in 400 day clocks. WWI
interrupted production and only 5 of the 9 manufacturers continued -
Jahresuhrenfabrik, Gustav Becker (till 1926), Junghans, Kienzle (till 1926),
Vosseler. The post war Germany economy was a disaster with inflation
and "made in Germany" was not popular. However a new company Kundo
started up in 1923. |
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Carla Bosch talks about the Torsion Times which she edits and produces |
Greg Kelly won the 2003 restoration project (see previous meeting) |
Jack Percival won the prize for submitting a survey form - raffle,
Doug Minty presents the check |
Show and tell produced this Edgar Henn with a zodiac dial and an unusual 7
1/2 beats per minute |
The Guide plate 1057 AA shows the wrong information in this regard |
The mystery clock had no markings, a round plate, front wind, open spring
and 3 balls |
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We determined it is a Franz Vosseler, 1910/11 plate 1145A or 1208A 30 hour |
Lindsay Bramall presented the main talk to 18 members |
Kundo movement no. 1801 from 1923 |
1925 Kundo |
Silvered dial Kundo 1927 |
Kienzle with square columns, deco influenced numbers and odd finials, Pre
1927 |
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Gustav Becker serial number 286, Post 1926 |
JUF with double elephant logo 1924-1939 |
Square red dial and pendulum JUF |
Delightful orange striped version of JUF enameled square dial |
Chrome JUF C 1935 (Chrome was commercialised in 1926) |
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Some similarity with square columns |
Chrome JUF with solid square ball pendulum |
Group of "tween the wars" clocks |
again |
Clocks on the mart table |
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