Antique car clock?

[RickR]

Greetings! We just found an interesting old clock and would like to know more about it. Like how to open it without breaking something. And were these really used in cars?

Edited March 12 by RickR (see edit history)

[keiser31]

1 hour ago, RickR said:

Greetings! We just found an interesting old clock and would like to know more about it. Like how to open it without breaking something. And were these really used in cars?

Yes. Some of them were mounted in the interior, rear view mirrors.

[Terry Bond]

What are the dimensions?  Photos of the back would help determine its usage. Many of these were used as simple travel clocks that folded up into a small case. They are often mistaken for automobile clocks. To fit into an automobile there should be a way to attach it to a bracket that holds it onto the dashboard or the header above the windshield.  Dashboard mounted clocks had longer stems that would protude below the edge of the dashboard to facilitate setting and winding.  Those that fit into rear view mirrors were small diameter, more pocket watch size.

Terry

Edited March 12 by Terry Bond (see edit history)

[RickR]

The clock is 3 3/4 in overall diameter. The bulge on the back is 2 1/4 across. There isn't an obvious way to mount a bracket to it.

Edited March 13 by RickR
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[Terry Bond]

Thanks for the measurements and photo.  It is a travel clock, not an automobile clock.

for a value you can check evil-bay to see what the sold prices have been on the many that are listed there.  The one shown in the advertisement behind your original photo is not only incorrectly identified, it's quite ambitiously priced.

Hope this helps.

Terry

[RickR]

Thank You, Terry!

That information helps ALOT!  Except now my wife is broken hearted, she bought the clock at an auction and was pretty excited about getting "a genuine car clock" (auctioneer's guess). I'm happy with it being a travel clock, and it actually keeps good time.

Thanks again,

Rick and Diane