Flip clock with advertising panel & lights

[KJones]

I'm new here. I know nothing about flip clocks, the lingo, or brands. I started searching online for a clock that was in a local restaurant when I was a kid in the early 80s. I found nothing similar, but the search led me here.

It was a wall clock that had a separate panel to the right of the clock that had ads for local businesses. My memory of it is pretty hazy, but I think the ad panels were somewhere around 6 inches wide by 4 inches tall. They flipped over every 30 seconds or minute. And it had lights that lit the ad panels. Probably neon. I honestly don't remember much about the clock itself. Anyone seen anything like that?

[Mackey]

The only thing I've seen like that can be seen in the movie below at about 1:20

[RetroFlip]

The one that comes to mind is called the Action Ad Clock (made by Electric Ad Clock Company) Comes in a couple configurations with the clock either on the left or right side. They show up on ebay occasionally. See the video below for the flip version in action.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEON-ADVERTI...p2047675.l2557

[Mackey]

That's pretty flippin crazy. Thanks for posting that.

[flipoclock]

You mean something like this? This was mine, New Old Stock. I sold it though. It was too big and could use the funds to buy some smaller clocks :-)

[Mackey]

This was yours? Someone trying to sell one of these for big money on eBay

[flipoclock]

Yep, that was mine! Wow, did not expect to see that one come up for sale so quickly and especially not for such a price.....

Good luck with that sale! Just for the record, it is actually unused, just tested. It was brand new in its original box when I received it.