Vintage wind up alarm clocks can be purchased at many retailers. Walmart, Target, and Amazon each have a selection which one may find suitable. Prices vary depending on retailer.
on a vintage 20's sessions clock how long is the wind good for?
First, unscrew the bottom and switch the "mode lock" to ON. Press the "mode" button on the back of "Bob" until you get to the alarm. Then simply press and hold the Up arrow.
A wind up clock can be purchased in many different places online and in retail stores. Depending on what design you want on your clock will dictate where the purchase is made.
When the Sun rise up NO. The alarm would go off in an hour because wind up alarm clocks do not have AM and PM settings.
You would only get one hour of sleep. There is no am/pm setting on a wind up alarm clock.
actually it would be one hour of sleep because a wind up alarm clock cannot go for more then 12 hours in advance for an alarm
According to my uncle who is James Reynolds son."the alarm quit working on his wind up clock... so he rigged the key on the back of the clock to the volume knob on the radio. when the alarm started going off, the key would spin around and turn the volume up on the radio."
Assuming that you fall asleep at exactly 8 'o' clock, you would get around 13 hours of sleep. I have never seen a wind-up alarm clock that lets you set "AM" or "PM." Most likely the alarm will sound at 9:00 PM and you will get at most one hour of sleep.
An early prototype of the alarm clock was invented by the Greeks around 250 BC. The Greeks built a water clock where the raising waters would both keep time and eventually hit a mechanical bird that triggered an alarming whistle. The first mechanical alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins of Concord, New Hampshire, in 1787. However, the ringing bell alarm on his clock could ring only at 4 am. On October 24, 1876 a mechanical wind-up alarm clock that could be set for any time was patented (#183,725) by Seth E Thomas.
It's worth depends on a couple of different things. Finding someone interested in buying it and what they are willing to pay. Also what shape it is in. Does it work? There are a lot of different types of these clocks. Some value at more than others. Your clock might be on e-bay. You can get an idea of what people are paying for it.
It's worth depends on a couple of different things. Finding someone interested in buying it and what they are willing to pay. Also what shape it is in. Does it work? There are a lot of different types of these clocks. Some value at more than others. Your clock might be on e-bay. You can get an idea of what people are paying for it.
It's broke.