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Synclocks literature

Synclock

Synclock was I believe a Trademark for Everett Edgcumbe – which seems to have licensed the manufacturer of Warren Telechron self-starting hysteresis synchronous motors and coils. We recently purchased a fire damaged clock and some literature from the firm.  From the literature the motors seem to be used on everything from small wall clocks to […]

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Gallery of 1960’s Clock Renderings

We are sharing from our archives a gallery of clocks we designed in the 1960’s. The clients were primarily banks, and the renderings featured analog clocks with a few digital clocks thrown in. While these designs seem very “retro” today, Electric Time still offers custom and standard designs of tower, building and post clocks to […]

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