{"id":325,"date":"2026-09-04T19:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/?p=325"},"modified":"2026-09-04T20:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:54:31","slug":"raven-alarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/?p=325","title":{"rendered":"Raven Alarm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bb-notes\"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/strict.dtd\"><br \/>\n<html><head><meta name=\"qrichtext\" content=\"1\" \/><meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\np, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }\nhr { height: 1px; border-width: 0; }\nli.unchecked::marker { content: \"\\2610\"; }\nli.checked::marker { content: \"\\2612\"; }\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><body style=\" font-family:'Segoe UI','Helvetica Neue','Cantarell','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4Nk24eAYkfc?si=chlTbBNqE7YVeI5i&amp;t=790\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/4Nk24eAYkfc?si=chlTbBNqE7YVeI5i&amp;t=790<\/span><\/a><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\"> Original listing: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/136752184522\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/136752184522<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Paid $17.83 shipped to my door for this clock.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:20pt; font-weight:700;\">Item description from the seller<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">The Vintage Westclox &quot;Raven&quot; Alarm Clock is a charming and unique decorative piece that combines functionality with a touch of retro style. With the iconic Westclox brand name and distinctive raven character, this alarm clock is sure to be a conversation starter in any room. Its vintage design adds a sense of nostalgia to your space while providing a practical way to wake up on time every morning. Perfect for collectors or those looking for a standout piece to enhance their home decor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:20pt; font-weight:700;\">First Impressions<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Compared to the other Big Ben clocks I&#8217;ve worked on so far this seems &quot;less substantial&quot;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">On the back is an interesting stamp &quot;maximum price $1.65 exclusive of taxes&quot; and it does say &quot;RAVEN&quot; on the back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Its case isn&#8217;t in the greatest shape, possible candidate for full refurbishment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Sticky spot on the case on the right side, like a sticker had been there a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Helvetica';\"><\/p>\n<h1 style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:20pt; font-weight:700;\">Similar Clocks<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px;\">The <\/span><a name=\"pvlink446NapfAFsqVwbkPxOLv6Qg_1\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ibp=oshop&amp;prds=pvt:hg,pvo:48,imageDocid:18276073955673483295,headlineOfferDocid:6797427131229131026,productDocid:6797427131229131026&amp;q=product&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjXvbOM6LuWAxXKSjABHUTxO40Qxa4PegoIAggACAAIDBAC\"><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">W<\/span><\/a><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">estclox Raven<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px;\"> shares its core design, metal case, and movement with wartime and post-WWII models like the <\/span><a name=\"pvlink446NapfAFsqVwbkPxOLv6Qg_3\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ibp=oshop&amp;prds=pvt:hg,pvo:48,imageDocid:11196345385606487958,headlineOfferDocid:14519582688220343157,productDocid:14519582688220343157&amp;q=product&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjXvbOM6LuWAxXKSjABHUTxO40Qxa4PegoIAggACAAIDBAF\"><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; font-weight:700; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">W<\/span><\/a><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; font-weight:700; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">aralarm<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; font-weight:500;\">, <\/span><a name=\"pvlink446NapfAFsqVwbkPxOLv6Qg_5\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ibp=oshop&amp;prds=pvt:hg,pvo:48,imageDocid:9124771365079448991,headlineOfferDocid:4293253233105923539,catalogid:1239080334853300739,productDocid:4293253233105923539&amp;q=product&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjXvbOM6LuWAxXKSjABHUTxO40Qxa4PegoIAggACAAIDBAH\"><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; font-weight:700; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">B<\/span><\/a><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; font-weight:700; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">ingo<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; font-weight:500;\">, <\/span><a name=\"pvlink446NapfAFsqVwbkPxOLv6Qg_7\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ibp=oshop&amp;prds=pvt:hg,pvo:48,imageDocid:5120310125505605068,headlineOfferDocid:10317577053177178945,productDocid:10317577053177178945&amp;q=product&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjXvbOM6LuWAxXKSjABHUTxO40Qxa4PegoIAggACAAIDBAJ\"><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; font-weight:700; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">B<\/span><\/a><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; font-weight:700; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">ellboy<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; font-weight:500;\">, and <\/span><a name=\"pvlink446NapfAFsqVwbkPxOLv6Qg_9\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ibp=oshop&amp;prds=pvt:hg,pvo:48,imageDocid:2796008600618171559,headlineOfferDocid:12161247417681731728,productDocid:12161247417681731728&amp;q=product&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjXvbOM6LuWAxXKSjABHUTxO40Qxa4PegoIAggACAAIDBAL\"><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; font-weight:700; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">S<\/span><\/a><span style=\" font-family:'Google Sans','Arial','sans-serif'; font-size:16px; font-weight:700; text-decoration: underline; color:#2563eb;\">pur<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Helvetica';\"><\/p>\n<h1 style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:20pt; font-weight:700;\">Dissassembly<\/span><\/h1>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; -qt-list-indent: 1;\">\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">The case is<span style=\" font-weight:700;\"> held together by compression <\/span>it was very difficult to get it apart because the bezel had rusted onto the case. The only way I could see to do it was to go around with a hammer and a screwdriver and smack it, hoping it would come loose and it eventually did. Luckily without breaking the glass, but I do think that was a definite risk<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">The movement seems to be generally in good shape. The spring for the alarm is<span style=\" font-weight:700; font-style:italic;\"> _broken_ <\/span>and I did a little bit of damage to the dial getting the hand off from the alarm setting.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">The dial seems to be in decent condition, but it definitely looks like there was some water that got in around the edges at some point I will probably print a reproduction for this dial so that it looks pristine.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">Due to the case condition I&#8217;m contemplating doing an aggressive retorative paint for this one.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">There&#8217;s a lot more brass in the movement than I anticipated considering this was made during a time when brass usage was restricted. It is possible that the plates are brass plated instead of solid brass. There are areas of corrosion on the brass where non-brass parts touch it.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">The hairspring seems to be in good condition however there is some rust on the outer edge of the main spring. I will have to see if that cleans up in the ultrasonic.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">The clock will tick and run, but not for very long. I think the main issue is really just dirt. It&#8217;s filled with grime fuzz and hair. It is pretty unique in that the lantern pinions for the most part only have caps on one end, which I&#8217;m sure was a tactic for saving materials.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" background-color:#ffff00;\">The date stamp is from June 1945<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; background-color:#ffff00;\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">From 1942 to 1945, Westclox ceased all production intended for domestic civilian sale and dedicated its production resources to the war effort, becoming a major manufacturer of fuses for military ordnance.\u00a0 ( https:\/\/www.alarmclockdoc.com\/Westclox-History.htm)<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">So this model represents the first of a renewed production of Alarm Clocks since 1942 for Westclox.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">The face of this does not say &quot;big ben&quot; and it does not appear in the above identification guide.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">The above are photos I took after receiving the clock.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">The alarm setter knob is kind of frozen.\u00a0 These are usually hard to move anyway but I can&#8217;t move this with finger pressure.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">The time setter knob turns freely and the hands move.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">Wound the alarm up a little, seems to wind.\u00a0 Took the time around and heard a click when it got close to the alarm&#8217;s set time but it did not go off.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">I shook it and it started running.\u00a0 Ah&#8230; the winder on the clock is for the time, <span style=\" background-color:#ffff00;\">the alarm winder is missing<\/span>.\u00a0 So I was not winding the alarm but the time.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">Alarm spring is broken. Will need to replace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Helvetica';\"><\/p>\n<h1 style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:20pt; font-weight:700;\">ClockHistory.com<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">https:\/\/clockhistory.com\/0\/model-570-1.html <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Raven was made from September 1944 to January 1947.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Chat GPT identification:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Below is an identification for your clock based strictly on the photos you provided \u2014 no guesswork.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:xx-large; font-weight:700;\">\u2705 Your Clock Identified: Westclox \u201cRaven\u201d Alarm Clock (WWII Price-Controlled Model)<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:large; font-weight:700;\">What you have<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">You have a <\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-style:italic;\">Westclox Raven<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">, produced in <\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">La Salle, Illinois<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">, during the <\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">early 1940s<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">, specifically during the WWII Office of Price Administration (OPA) price-control period.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:large; font-weight:700;\">Key Features That Confirm the Identification<\/span><\/h3>\n<table border=\"1\" style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; border-collapse:collapse;\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">Feature in Your Photos<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">Meaning<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">\u201cRAVEN\u201d stamped on back<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Raven was a low-cost wartime Westclox alarm clock line.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">\u201cMAXIMUM PRICE $1.65 EXCLUSIVE OF TAXES\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Mandatory OPA price stamping (1942\u20131945). Confirms wartime manufacture.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">Patent number 2,360,589<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Westclox patent issued in <\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">1944<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">, related to alarm movement construction\u2014commonly stamped on wartime units.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">Simple black-on-white dial with seconds sub-dial<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">A common dial design on the Raven and similar low-cost Westclox clocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">Stamped metal back, knurled winders, pull-to-set alarm post<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Standard Westclox Big Ben\/Baby Ben construction methods adapted for the Raven.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h1 style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:xx-large; font-weight:700;\">\ud83d\udd70\ufe0f Production Date<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Your clock was almost certainly produced <\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">between 1944 and 1945<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">This clock&#8217;s actual date stamp on the plates is June 1945.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Why:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; -qt-list-indent: 1;\">\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">Patent 2,360,589 issued <span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Oct. 10, 1944<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" background-color:#ffff00;\">OPA enforced mandatory maximum retail pricing <\/span><span style=\" font-weight:700; background-color:#ffff00;\">1942\u20131945<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; background-color:#ffff00;\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">Westclox LaSalle plant resumed consumer-clock production during this period with simplified \u201ceconomy\u201d models like the Raven.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:xx-large; font-weight:700;\">\ud83e\udde9 About the Raven Model<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">The <\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-style:italic;\">Raven<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\"> was one of Westclox\u2019s budget alarm clocks introduced to provide inexpensive timekeeping during wartime material restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Characteristics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; -qt-list-indent: 1;\">\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">Painted metal case (often found rusty today, as in yours)<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">30-hour movement<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">No luminous paint (due to radium restrictions during WWII)<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">Minimal trim and simplified hands<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">Stamped steel back plate identical to yours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Helvetica';\"><\/p>\n<h1 style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:20pt; font-weight:700;\">About Waralarms<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:x-large; font-weight:700;\">The Westclox &quot;Waralarm&quot;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-style:italic;\">by Richard C. Tjarks<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">The clock you are inquiring about is a spring-driven &quot;Waralarm&quot; in a pressed wood fiber case, with black finish, produced by Westclox during WWII. Your photo shows, as you mentioned, that the bottom of the dial is marked &quot;Made in La Salle, Ill. U.S.A.,&quot; but the name Westclox does not appear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">&quot;Waralarms&quot; were also produced in black finished round steel cases on a stamped steel base. This steel-cased model replaced the molded wood fiber cased model at some time during the war,<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\"> and after the war it continued in production as the &quot;<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700; background-color:#ffff00;\">Raven<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">&quot; model.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">These &quot;Waralarm&quot; clocks in the pressed cases seem to have held up well, as examples do show up on mart tables occasionally. Also, during WWII Westclox produced a few &quot;Baby Ben&quot; style clocks, some apparently for military use. However, in the research that Bill Stoddard and I have done on the Western Clock Company and Westclox, we have learned little about this Baby Ben production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Regular production at the Westclox plant was halted by government order on July 31, 1942 and was not reinstated until the fall of 1946. During the interim the 3,000-plus Westclox employees were put to work fulfilling military contracts. Especially important was the production of fuses for bombs. However, there was a definite need for replacement alarm clocks for our war production workers, and in April 1943 the War Production Board authorized Westclox to produce what was to become the pressed wood fiber cased &quot;Waralarm.&quot; Other clock companies were also permitted to produce a limited number of their own version of the waralarm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Due to military needs there were serious constraints on the allowable use of brass and many other materials. In the consumer world this led to the formation of the Ration Board, with goods ranging from gasoline and tires to white sugar being rationed. Westclox, in order to reduce their use of brass, redesigned their model 66 movement that had been used in their least expensive alarm clocks. In the redesigned model for the new &quot;Waralarm,&quot; they went from using 300 pounds of brass per 1,000 clock movements to the incredibly low figure of seven pounds of brass per 1,000 clock movements. These clocks were in production by the summer of 1943. The pressed wood fiber case also reduced the use of steel in these clocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">The maximum price mentioned in the inquiry appeared on all &quot;Waralarm&quot; production clocks. The price was fixed by the Office of Price Administration, usually referred to as the O.P.A., and Westclox was required to show this information on the clocks. The O.P.A. Maximum Price of $1.65 appeared in straight lines stamped into the back of the cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Even though their clock production was severely curtailed during the war, Westclox continued their national advertising campaign to keep their name before the public. Their ads often admonished people to take good care of their Westclox so that they would last through the war. One of the wartime advertising slogans used by Westclox was &quot;Victory won&#8217;t wait for the nation that&#8217;s late.&quot;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-text-page\"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/strict.dtd\"><br \/>\n<html><head><meta name=\"qrichtext\" content=\"1\" \/><meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\np, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }\nhr { height: 1px; border-width: 0; }\nli.unchecked::marker { content: \"\\2610\"; }\nli.checked::marker { content: \"\\2612\"; }\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><body style=\" font-family:'Segoe UI','Helvetica Neue','Cantarell','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal;\"><\/p>\n<h1 style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:20pt; font-weight:700;\">Work Completed<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">The clock was not in the best condition, not surprising as it was made in 1945 in a time when the materials allowances were still limited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">The clock was fully taken apart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">All parts were thoroughly cleaned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">The alarm spring was broken and was replaced with an original spring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">The alarm winder was missing, I have currently used a non-original winder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Helvetica';\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Helvetica';\"><\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-text-page\"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/strict.dtd\"><br \/>\n<html><head><meta name=\"qrichtext\" content=\"1\" \/><meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\np, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }\nhr { height: 1px; border-width: 0; }\nli.unchecked::marker { content: \"\\2610\"; }\nli.checked::marker { content: \"\\2612\"; }\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><body style=\" font-family:'Segoe UI','Helvetica Neue','Cantarell','sans-serif'; font-size:10pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">Found it \u2014 the Raven uses Westclox&#8217;s Model 66 movement (shared with the Bingo and Waralarm), and this chart gives exact alarm spring specs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">Model 66 alarm spring specs<\/span><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\"> (from the ClockHistory.com mainspring chart, compiled by Bill Stoddard, a well-known Westclox researcher):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; -qt-list-indent: 1;\">\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Type one<\/span> (older): 1\/4&quot; wide \u00d7 .008&quot; thick \u00d7 18\u00bd&quot; long, loop end<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Type two<\/span> (later): 1\/4&quot; wide \u00d7 .0085&quot; thick \u00d7 14&quot; long, open-loop end \u2014 factory part number <span style=\" font-weight:700;\">SPR-3254<\/span> (labeled &quot;model 66AH&quot;). This one&#8217;s notable because it&#8217;s designed to be installed <span style=\" font-weight:700;\">without disassembling the movement<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica'; font-weight:700;\">Practical replacement path:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; -qt-list-indent: 1;\">\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Confirm which type you have<\/span> \u2014 pull the old spring (or peek at the barrel) and measure width\/thickness, or note whether it&#8217;s a closed loop or open loop. Type two (SPR-3254) is the more common &quot;drop-in&quot; repair spring and is what most suppliers stock under the Model 66 designation.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Sourcing genuine\/period-correct stock:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; -qt-list-indent: 1;\">\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">Ronell Clock Co. periodically lists genuine Westclox mainsprings by SPR number (as I found for other Model 66-family clocks) \u2014 worth checking their Model 66\/66AH listings directly.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">eBay is a real source here \u2014 the NAWCC forum community notes Westclox alarm\/time mainsprings surface there regularly, though pricing varies wildly seller to seller.<\/li>\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">S. LaRose and Timesavers (the major clock material houses referenced throughout that chart) stock generic CML\/CMH-series stock spring by dimension if you can&#8217;t find an exact Model 66 branded one \u2014 you&#8217;d order the closest stock size and trim\/punch the end to match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; -qt-list-indent: 1;\">\n<li style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\" style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">NAWCC forums<\/span> are worth a post too \u2014 several members there specifically mentioned having Westclox spring stock on hand and trading\/selling to fellow members, which is often cheaper and more reliable than retail.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\" margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:6px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-family:'Helvetica';\">One thing worth double-checking before you buy: verify your Raven actually has the standard Model 66 movement and not a variant \u2014 Westclox reused case names across slightly different movement generations, so if the spring doesn&#8217;t seat right, that&#8217;s the first thing to suspect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/div>\n<p>US2360589.pdf<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20201003162925DocumentPhoto9773.jpg\" alt=\"Raven Alarm Clock Price Handwritten List\" \/><figcaption>Raven Alarm Clock Price Handwritten List<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/s-l1600.jpg\" alt=\"Ebay: Front\" \/><figcaption>Ebay: Front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/s-l1600-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ebay: Rear\" \/><figcaption>Ebay: Rear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9935_preview.jpg\" alt=\"On Receipt:  Front\" \/><figcaption>On Receipt:  Front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9936_preview.jpg\" alt=\"On Receipt: Rear\" \/><figcaption>On Receipt: Rear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260812_151946.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/US2360589-drawings-page-1_annotated.jpg\" alt=\"Patent Drawing \u2014 So I thought this was just a cool picture of the patent for this particular clock, but now that I&#x27;m looking at it, it&#x27;s actually also very instructed in how to resemble it, so I guess that&#x27;s good.\" \/><figcaption>Patent Drawing \u2014 So I thought this was just a cool picture of the patent for this particular clock, but now that I&#x27;m looking at it, it&#x27;s actually also very instructed in how to resemble it, so I guess that&#x27;s good.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260812_192142.jpg\" alt=\"Taken Apart \u2014 So this is the pile of parts from the Raven Dismantle. The alarm spring is broken, but I don&#x27;t know where the part that broke off is. Also, apparently I did not photograph the breakdown of this clock very well, so I&#x27;m going to have this research about how it goes back together. There&#x27;s not a ton of parts in this clock, and it&#x27;s simple by design because there&#x27;s a wartime clock where brass, in particular, was being rationed. So one of the things about this clock is there&#x27;s a lot less brass in it than most clocks of its time. The plates are very thin. A lot of the parts are mixture of steel and brass instead of all brass. And I&#x27;m also missing the winding knob for, I think it was the time, the abuse of the alarm. Whatever the case, I&#x27;m missing that knob and I can&#x27;t find it, so I&#x27;m not going to look around my drawer and see what I&#x27;ve got.\" \/><figcaption>Taken Apart \u2014 So this is the pile of parts from the Raven Dismantle. The alarm spring is broken, but I don&#x27;t know where the part that broke off is. Also, apparently I did not photograph the breakdown of this clock very well, so I&#x27;m going to have this research about how it goes back together. There&#x27;s not a ton of parts in this clock, and it&#x27;s simple by design because there&#x27;s a wartime clock where brass, in particular, was being rationed. So one of the things about this clock is there&#x27;s a lot less brass in it than most clocks of its time. The plates are very thin. A lot of the parts are mixture of steel and brass instead of all brass. And I&#x27;m also missing the winding knob for, I think it was the time, the abuse of the alarm. Whatever the case, I&#x27;m missing that knob and I can&#x27;t find it, so I&#x27;m not going to look around my drawer and see what I&#x27;ve got.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260812_192538.jpg\" alt=\"Weird Pinions - No &quot;Crown&quot; \u2014 So this is what I&#x27;m talking about. It&#x27;s really interesting. The pinions there are like lantern pinions, but there&#x27;s no cap on. And that&#x27;s I think also a way that was used to reduce the amount of material used in this particular model.\" \/><figcaption>Weird Pinions &#8211; No &quot;Crown&quot; \u2014 So this is what I&#x27;m talking about. It&#x27;s really interesting. The pinions there are like lantern pinions, but there&#x27;s no cap on. And that&#x27;s I think also a way that was used to reduce the amount of material used in this particular model.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260812_200519.jpg\" alt=\"REF: Spring dir &amp; wheels\" \/><figcaption>REF: Spring dir &amp; wheels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260813_101625.jpg\" alt=\"Ready For Cleaning\" \/><figcaption>Ready For Cleaning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260813_101655.jpg\" alt=\"In the cleaner\" \/><figcaption>In the cleaner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260813_101701.jpg\" alt=\"Drying\" \/><figcaption>Drying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260813_101706.jpg\" alt=\"Drying\" \/><figcaption>Drying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260812_200615.jpg\" alt=\"REF\" \/><figcaption>REF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260812_200844.jpg\" alt=\"REF: Wheels Position\" \/><figcaption>REF: Wheels Position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260812_200856.jpg\" alt=\"REF: Wheels Position\" \/><figcaption>REF: Wheels Position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9934_e6zo2itb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9934.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9934.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9937_uernd2oh.jpg\" alt=\"Removing Back Case Screws\" \/><figcaption>Removing Back Case Screws<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9938_ffep_570.jpg\" alt=\"Rusted Bezel\" \/><figcaption>Rusted Bezel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9941_5s99b5ho.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9941.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9941.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9942_awtu_f0j.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9942.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9942.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9943__si4fg_h.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9943.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9943.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9944_2ctou_o2.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9944.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9944.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9945_f6cey4pl.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9945.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9945.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9946_xz86ze71.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9946.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9946.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9947_a6nl_pfv.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9947.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9947.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9948_aw5fqqtk.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9948.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9948.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9949_h_j65_vy.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9949.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9949.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9950_l4carrp1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9950.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9950.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9952_wlu3nznf.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9952.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9952.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9953_bw2ggtnp.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9953.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9953.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9954_azc5xhbj.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9954.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9954.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9955_gy15z_14.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9955.HEIC\" \/><figcaption>IMG_9955.HEIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260823_173943.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260823_173953.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260823_173958.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260823_174313.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260812_200519_annotated_annotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260824_133423.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_132505.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_132633.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_132640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_132646.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_132654.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_133016.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_134457.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_135011.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_135016.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_135023.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_180319.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_180329.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260824_180356.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260825_065513.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/microscope_20260902_171032.jpg\" alt=\"Microscope Photo 2026-09-02 17:10:32\" \/><figcaption>Microscope Photo 2026-09-02 17:10:32<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beat_snapshot_20260825_080600.jpg\" alt=\"Beat Tool Snapshot 1787659560\" \/><figcaption>Beat Tool Snapshot 1787659560<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/step_photo_20260825_081716.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260831_125256.jpg\" alt=\"From the source page:\nhttps:\/\/clockhistory.com\/0\/westclox\/document-9515-1.html\n\nThis book was in the possession of of Ellworth Danz (Chief Stylist of Westclox). It consists of a black loose-leaf binder filled with hand written pages. Each page covers one model or group of models. On side has a picture of the item cut out from a catalog and pasted on. The other side of the page gives the following information: 1) The dates of any price changes; 2) Retail prices and dealer prices; 3) The date the model was discontinued and\/or last shipped. This photocopy has just windup models. The original (for which I am searching) has electric clocks, too. \nRaven alarm clock. Data from 1944 to 1947.\" \/><figcaption>From the source page:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/clockhistory.com\/0\/westclox\/document-9515-1.html<\/p>\n<p>This book was in the possession of of Ellworth Danz (Chief Stylist of Westclox). It consists of a black loose-leaf binder filled with hand written pages. Each page covers one model or group of models. On side has a picture of the item cut out from a catalog and pasted on. The other side of the page gives the following information: 1) The dates of any price changes; 2) Retail prices and dealer prices; 3) The date the model was discontinued and\/or last shipped. This photocopy has just windup models. The original (for which I am searching) has electric clocks, too.<br \/>\nRaven alarm clock. Data from 1944 to 1947.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tmpuqdh168y.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Snapshot\" \/><figcaption>Mobile Snapshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tmpxzxis3wi.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Snapshot\" \/><figcaption>Mobile Snapshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tmphbnrsunk.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Snapshot\" \/><figcaption>Mobile Snapshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tmp29_2plbv.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Snapshot\" \/><figcaption>Mobile Snapshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tmpn7znx0mh.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Snapshot\" \/><figcaption>Mobile Snapshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tmp93egmnc6.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Annotated Image\" \/><figcaption>Mobile Annotated Image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tmpv0sjab8s.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Snapshot\" \/><figcaption>Mobile Snapshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bb_comparison_2hw36t1f.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison: Before \/ After\" \/><figcaption>Comparison: Before \/ After<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bb_comparison_2hw36t1f_annotated.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison: Before \/ After\" \/><figcaption>Comparison: Before \/ After<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tmppc0kw4os.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Snapshot\" \/><figcaption>Mobile Snapshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tmpon8jpw5d.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Snapshot\" \/><figcaption>Mobile Snapshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beat_snapshot_20260901_194039.jpg\" alt=\"Beat Tool Snapshot 1788306039\" \/><figcaption>Beat Tool Snapshot 1788306039<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wunderlichfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pasted_20260904_144222.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"bb-attribution\" style=\"font-size:0.85em;color:#777;margin-top:2em;\"><em>Published with Bench Buddy.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/4Nk24eAYkfc?si=chlTbBNqE7YVeI5i&amp;t=790 Original listing: https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/136752184522 Paid $17.83 shipped to my door for this clock. 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