I just wanted to get a look at this clock and the Lux Clock Company history seemed interesting.
The LUX Clock Company
The Lux Clock Manufacturing Company - Waterbury, Connecticut was founded by Paul Lux in 1914. By the late 1930s it is said the company produced around 3,000 clocks per day. In 1954 production facilities were set up in Lebanon, Tennessee, and also later in Canada in Oakville, Ontario in the late 1950s. In June of 1961 The Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Company bought out the Lux clock Manufacturing Company and produced clocks under the name "Robertshaw Controls Company, Lux Time Division."
During the Depression era relatively inexpensive novelty clocks became popular. The Syracuse Ornamental Company developed a process of making molded wood clocks that looked like much like wood carvings. The clocks were molded from material called Syroco or syrocowood. Syroco is made with wood pulp and fillers mixed with flour as a binder as well as other materials to make it stronger. You'll find many Lux clocks made from Syroco as well as about every other material from plastic to metal to Vaseline Glass.
Video Details
The video outlines the basic History of the The Lux Clock Manufacturing Company, showing some examples of the wide variety of Lux clocks. Then ends with a close look at the Lux Model 5010-01 digital (cyclometer or rolling wheel) clock including disassembly (which is a little tricky and requires Gorilla Tape!).
Clocks that appear in the video ( in order of appearance)
The LUX Clock Company
The Lux Clock Manufacturing Company - Waterbury, Connecticut was founded by Paul Lux in 1914. By the late 1930s it is said the company produced around 3,000 clocks per day. In 1954 production facilities were set up in Lebanon, Tennessee, and also later in Canada in Oakville, Ontario in the late 1950s. In June of 1961 The Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Company bought out the Lux clock Manufacturing Company and produced clocks under the name "Robertshaw Controls Company, Lux Time Division."
During the Depression era relatively inexpensive novelty clocks became popular. The Syracuse Ornamental Company developed a process of making molded wood clocks that looked like much like wood carvings. The clocks were molded from material called Syroco or syrocowood. Syroco is made with wood pulp and fillers mixed with flour as a binder as well as other materials to make it stronger. You'll find many Lux clocks made from Syroco as well as about every other material from plastic to metal to Vaseline Glass.
Video Details
The video outlines the basic History of the The Lux Clock Manufacturing Company, showing some examples of the wide variety of Lux clocks. Then ends with a close look at the Lux Model 5010-01 digital (cyclometer or rolling wheel) clock including disassembly (which is a little tricky and requires Gorilla Tape!).
Clocks that appear in the video ( in order of appearance)
- Lux Starburst
- Lux Starburst
- Cylinder Desk Clock
- Sundial Mystery Rotary Clock
- Vintage Lux Art Deco Look Chrome Desk Clock
- Lux Brown French Bulldog
- Lux Black Cat With Red Tie
- Lux SHMOO Clock
- Lux Vaseline Glass Clock
- Lux Novelty Clock, "Bird Facing Left"
- Lux Novelty Scottie Dog
- Owl Clock
- Butler Mechanical Wind-Up Lux Clock
- Lux Animated Clown with Seals
- Bungalow Clock
- Monarch Clock
- Spinning Wheel Clock
- See Through Alarm Clock
- Have a Happy Day
- Lux Electric Wall Clock Box
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