Is Westclox still in business?
General Time closes all operations and the trademarks Westclox and Big Ben were sold to Salton. Inc. NYL Holdings LLC buys Westclox from Salton, Inc.
When did Westclox close?
1980
By the early 1950s, Westclox employed thousands of LaSalle-Peru residents. Hundreds of thousands of clocks were produced a year, until closing its doors in 1980.
Did westclox use radium?
Because it was one degree removed from the radium business itself, Westclox seems to have largely dodged the controversy and lawsuits altogether. The greater surprise, though, is that they didn’t abandon the use of radium in the years that followed.
When did Westclox stop making baby Ben deluxe?
Nickel case style 2 baby Ben with luminous dial. Starting in 1930, the dial no longer said DeLuxe. Nickel case style 2 baby Ben with plain dial. Starting in 1930, the dial no longer said DeLuxe. Crackle blue/gold finish, gold color paper dial.
When did the baby Ben dial stop saying deluxe?
Nickel case style 2 baby Ben with plain dial. Starting in 1930, the dial no longer said DeLuxe. Crackle blue/gold finish, gold color paper dial. Starting in 1930, the dial no longer said DeLuxe. Crackle green/gold finish, gold color paper dial. Starting in 1930, the dial no longer said DeLuxe.
When did crackle finish start making baby Ben clocks?
In fall of 1929 crackle finish Baby Bens with luminous dials were added to the line (these luminous dials are gold painted metal). Starting in 1930 the dials no longer said “DeLuxe” on them, just “Baby Ben” as on the style 1 clocks.
Is there such a thing as a little Ben clock?
We have never seen a clock marked “Little Ben” (except for a much later clock made in the 1970’s). A pocket watch labeled “Little Ben” dated 1914 has been reported, and perhaps the “LITTLE BEN” trademark in the above table refers to that watch.