Guest lil1steve Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Hello,I have a 1924 Elgin clock according to the serial number and the date of 6-25 next to the Stewart name, I am trying to find out if this was sold to any peculiar car company because I know they were consider after market accessories. The one I have is missing the wind up stem. Is it worth the effort to have it look at and fixed.Thank you, Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friartuck Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 These folks maybe able to help: http://www.nawcc.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Carl Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Hi , Steven : In 1924 and 1925 Cadillac used these black on white face 8 day Elgins. For 1926 they went to white on black , same as my '27. I believe Cadillac used Elgin prior to my '24. Similar/same as what you have ? I don't know. It used to be , and probably still is , that every swap meet had 1 or 2 of these clocks. That is where I found mine about 25 years ago. Seems it was $100 , or $150. I have seen different stem lengths , so the implications of this are obvious. As you know , WW2 scrap drives claimed more old cars than many of us care to dwell on. Prior to disposing of or burning the useless parts , it was easy to pull the nice clocks out of the sacrificial victim. That is probably why you have one. If you have a good relationship with a good repairman to clean/fix yours , it is fun to play with these. By logging them twice a day without rewinding for the duration , you can fine tune their accuracy. Last critical adjustments can be made checking every 6 hours or so. I have got them to within 2 - 4 sec/day over perhaps 5 - 6 days. As the double mainspring runs down , they will start slowing down. There are clock guys who are car guys , they are the experts (M. Cooke , others ?) , so maybe they can add to my simplistic first peep through the keyhole. I hope this has been of at least some help. - Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Pierce-Arrow substituted Elgin clocks for their usual Walthams during a period of labor unrest at the Waltham factory for about 12-15 months beginning about May 1925. Auto clock movements of that period were essentially the same movement used in then-popular "boudoir" clocks. Further, the movements may be significantly older than the car they are in: My early-1925 (built in 1924) original-instrument Pierce-Arrow sedan has a Waltham clock whose movement was dated by Waltham serial number to 1917! The face and the often-potmetal housing may be unique to a particular car. For example, certain Packards and Pierces used slightly different housings which appear to be the same shape but which will not interchange; the movements will interchange, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lil1steve Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Hello, I have added a picture of the Clock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Somewhat; but not exactly similar to a 1925 Studebaker clock: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?30816-1925-Duplex-Phaeton&highlight=1925+duplex Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Carl Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Not '24 Cadillac. Maybe older ? But Elgin must have provided clocks to a number of cars. Eventually I expect someone will identify which one. - Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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