I'm so happy that I could add this Copal 401 to my collection! I already had a 101 and a 201 and I love the look of these early Copal clocks as well as the quality of their build. The 401 is no different. This wall mounted clock looks like a larger version of the 101. It is about 20cm wide, 13 cm high and 9 cm deep. Surprisingly it does not use the Caslon font but some more antique kind of font.
Mine is in a pretty good condition, but not perfect. The cord has been replaced and five tiles have been repaired in not the best way. All were repaired by glueing a small strip of either plastic or metal to the tile. This in itself maybe not a bad way to repair these tiles, but regretfully someone spilled the glue over the tiles and that messes up the appearance. Still considering how I can tidy it up. For now I just leave it as is.
The Copal 401 is pretty rare, and I wonder why. I can't find many advertisements for it at that time, so maybe it has not been produced for very long. Another reason could be that as a wall mounted clock they often dropped by accident, who knows? ;-)
Mine is in a pretty good condition, but not perfect. The cord has been replaced and five tiles have been repaired in not the best way. All were repaired by glueing a small strip of either plastic or metal to the tile. This in itself maybe not a bad way to repair these tiles, but regretfully someone spilled the glue over the tiles and that messes up the appearance. Still considering how I can tidy it up. For now I just leave it as is.
The Copal 401 is pretty rare, and I wonder why. I can't find many advertisements for it at that time, so maybe it has not been produced for very long. Another reason could be that as a wall mounted clock they often dropped by accident, who knows? ;-)
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