Antique American Clocks July 2021
258. $50
United Clock Corp. animated FDR novelty clock, ca. 1933. Yup, a second one that you’ve probably never
seen. Here Franklin Roosevelt towers over Abe Lincoln and George Washington, holding hands with both; at the bottom of the clock
it says, “Steersmen of the U.S.A.” Again, the spelter metal is painted gold with light wear and soiling. The 4-inch dial
depicts the well-known three colonial patriots marching with the flag and two drums; the drummer boy on the left is pounding the drum
with his right hand with the clock’s ticking. The dial is paper and is very yellowed; it is signed slightly differently from
#257, with the word “Electric” being left out of the name, and it is undated. It is running after oiling the pivots; again,
backwind, probably one day. $50-$150.