The All American Flip Clock

[Mackey]

The All American Flip Clock

The Ingraham flip clock by the McGraw-Edison Company, must be considered the great, all American flip clock. Not only was it one of the few, all American made flip clocks, on this one clock we find represented the names of three great Americans: Elias Ingraham, Thomas A. Edison and Max McGraw. While most will have some recollection of Thomas Edison, as time has passed, the other names have become somewhat obscure. We hope to fix this during this discussion and explain their connection.

See the Full Article for a Detailed History and more information.

[Mackey]

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Advertisement from Chillicothe Gazette Tue Nov 21, 1978 and a side view of the box.

Adjusted for inflation, $9.98 in 1978 is equal to $41.30 in 2020.
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[Guest]

That has a really nice mid-century vibe to it. It's a beautiful machine.

[flipoclock]

The one that I have is a little bit different although layout-wise, the same. I found it ridiculously large on the inside, almost half of the space inside is just dead space, not really needed.

[Performa]

Beautiful clock sir! Interesting that the mechanism is oriented on the right side, while most clocks are oriented either on the left or right in the center. I wonder what the decision process on that was; or rather, was it just an aesthetic choice, or was there an engineering benefit to having it on the right?

Thanks again for your continued efforts to keep the legacy of these clocks going!