Model a clock

[Walt Ebie]

Saw a thread re a Model A clock that reminded me to ask about mine. It has a Ford script and is set into the mirror - the back of the clock sticks out the back of the mirror. The stem will set the time but doesn't seem to wind the clock. Anybody else got one or seen one like it? Sure would like to know what the deal is with it.

 

[JohnLaVoy]

There were several different clocks made for the Model A, some mounted in the mirror as yours and others on the header or hooked to the dash. I don't believe any had the Ford script. There were a number of reproduction clock mirrors made over the years and I think A&L is currently offering one for sale. These were made with an inexpensive wind up clock and it could be that yours needs to be repaired. Many local clock and jewelry repair places can handle the work. It is nice to have a clock in the Model A when you are on a tour so I hope you can get yours working.

 

[Walt Ebie]

Thanks, John.....can you tell me how it comes out of the mirror? It looks like maybe it should unscrew somehow but I'm afraid to twist it very much without knowing.

 

[CarlG]

I have this one mounted in one of those 2-gauge panels that bolts on below the speedometer.

 

[Not George]

Buying a new A & L would probably be cheaper than repairing the one you have, Bert's also carys them if I remember correctly.

 

[Franchise_24]

http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/search.php?q=clock&x=0&y=0

Those are the 3 different kinds Snyder's sells. I have the rear view mirror clock in the Coupe and the shifter knob clock in the leatherback.

 

[Walt Ebie]

Thanks all......since I'm only about an hour away I see another trip to Snyder's in my future.

 

[Franchise_24]

Yeah I'm heading to Snyder's next Thursday to buy my new radiator. The wife and I are making a day out of it after we drop our son off for school. Very excited.

 

[edgar44]

Where did you purchase this round clock? Looks good
Ed

 

[fourfords]

Clock in the photo looks like a reproduction to me. Originals have clamps that secure the clock mechanism to the glass mirror.

 

[nkaminar]

Walt, does it need a new battery?

Be careful buying reproduction clocks, such as the ones in mirrors. The quality is not there. Best to find an antique clock. An antique clock for a car could be mounted using a magnet.

Update, I just bought a nice 1930 vintage automotive 8-day clock on ebay. I will mount it using a magnet. It is round.

 

[Big hammer]

Yep it needs a new battery, this thread is 10 years old !

 

[Kurt in NJ]

mechanical clocks and magnets don’t like each other— the innards get magnetized

 

[JRrev]

Yep it needs a new battery, this thread is 9 years old !

How about over 10 years old. Edgar thinks the original poster is going to see this and answer his question?

 

[Y-Blockhead]

How about over 10 years old. Edgar thinks the original poster is going to see this and answer his question?

Sometimes happens when you do a search. The OP hasn't been on the Ford Barn since 2019.

 

[AzBob]

mechanical clocks and magnets don’t like each other— the innards get magnetized

Yep, raises heck with the balance wheel steel hairspring. Unless of course the hairspring is one of the modern iron-nickel alloys which is resistant to magnetism.

 

[nkaminar]

Thanks Kurt for the heads up regarding magnets and clocks. Guess I will use some of that double sticky back foam tape for the 1930 vintage clock I just bought on eBay.

 

[Big hammer]

How about over 10 years old. Edgar thinks the original poster is going to see this and answer his question?

Thanks I corrected my math, in defense it was early and not fully awake !

 

[Bigsnapper43]

In years gone by a friend had a clock in his mirror with a pull string to wind the clock.

 

[David in San Antonio]

As a teenager I went on a YMCA camp trip to a hydroelectric generating plant. My camp counselor said his watch no longer kept time correctly.