Sharing recent art deco addition

[mjstewart]

Trying to share a few of my recent additions. I believe this to be JuF in the 1927-1934 range owing to the chrome plating and double elephant logo. Plate number 1260 variant?

 

[etmb61]

Beautiful condition. I have no deco clocks in my collection (yet). I like the styles, but most I've seen were in poor shape.

Plate 1595.

The suspension bracket should be mounted between the plates with the screw heads visible from the back. It seems to me it would be more difficult to assemble with the screws between the plates, but it happens.

Eric

 

[tracerjack]

Love the pendulum and the chrome. My favorite style. Wonder if someone put the bracket on when movement was disassembled and didn’t notice they’d flipped the plate. Then after assembly, didn’t want to take it apart to fix it and left it. Anyway, it’s a beautiful clock.

 

[rmarkowitz1_cee4a1]

Trying to share a few of my recent additions. I believe this to be JuF in the 1927-1934 range owing to the chrome plating and double elephant logo. Plate number 1260 variant?

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Interesting styling.

The Cubist inspired (?) pendulum reminds me of glassware of the same period called Ruba Rhombic glass:



RM

 

[mjstewart]

Beautiful condition. I have no deco clocks in my collection (yet). I like the styles, but most I've seen were in poor shape.

Plate 1595.

The suspension bracket should be mounted between the plates with the screw heads visible from the back. It seems to me it would be more difficult to assemble with the screws between the plates, but it happens.

Eric

Thanks, I was so excited that it started running after putting it in beat that this detail escaped me.

 

[mjstewart]

Interesting styling.

The Cubist inspired (?) pendulum reminds me of glassware of the same period called Ruba Rhombic glass:

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RM

I like this Rhombic theme very much. thanks for sharing.

 

[clksmyhobby]

I found found its twin at a thrift store in south central Florida a couple of weeks ago. It has a plain rear plate - no logo or stamped text at all. It was in pretty sorry shape (lots of scratches and mangled eccentric slot) but complete with what appears to be the original dome. It is now cleaned, lubed and running with about 270 degrees rotation and good over swing. Strange thing though: the minute hand hits against the dome at both the :15 and :45 positions. Gave it a little curl on the end and all is well. This is my second chromed clock, the other is a K&O, plate 1367, with diamond-shaped face plate - good condition except one small crack in the base plate. I like the chrome and art deco look.

 

[KurtinSA]

clksmyhobby -

It would be nice to see pictures of your chromed clock!

Kurt

 

[clksmyhobby]

In work after I clear a camera malfunction.

 

[Kevin W.]

Great looking 400 day clock. Very nice find.

 

[clksmyhobby]

Some quick snaps. I need to read my posts - back plate of Juf has no logo but does have JAHRESUHRENFABRIK G.M.B.H GERMANY. Face is poor shape and bottom block was missing (temp installed for check out).

 

[KurtinSA]

Nice...those square pendulum weights and square columns really help to catch and scatter the light.

Kurt

 

[clksmyhobby]

You're right. Like a bunch of mirrors in motion.

for mjstewart: The vertical columns on my clock were cracked from over tightened screws. I put some JB Weld epoxy inside and that seems to work. I'm curious to know if yours had the same defect.

 

[John Hubby]

clksmyhobby, your clock with the blank plate would have been made between 1932 and 1939 based on my extensive database of JUF clocks. This particular dial design seems to have only appeared in the late 1920s and then continued to beginning of WW2.

My data also show that your octagonal dial clock stamped with JAHRESUHRENFABRIK G.m.b.H. GERMANY was made between 1928 and 1931. I've not found any logo stamps at all on clocks made from 1932-1939.

 

[clksmyhobby]

Thank you, John. My first post was in error about the totally blank rear plate. I meant to say it had no logo, only the stamped JAHRESUHRENFABRIK G.m.b.H. GERMANY. Interesting clock design that caught my attention for purchase primarily because of its chrome finish.

 

[Wimalleman]

Just noticed that the bracket is mounted outside the backplate with the adition of two "spacerrings" between it. Just like mine example, see pictures.

 

[KurtinSA]

Welcome to the message board, Wimalleman! Does the clock run OK as-is or will you be remounting the bracket?

Kurt

 

[fixoclock]

This clock is a beautiful rendition of chrome in motion and deserves to have a glass dome with a mirrored back so as to reflect the light even more than just the cubes.



The dome has been silvered on 1/3 of the outside then coated with a grey protective material.
The reflection of the pendulum in the curved mirror is mesmerizing !


The mirroring was done at a commercial mirror making company.

 

[Wimalleman]

Welcome to the message board, Wimalleman! Does the clock run OK as-is or will you be remounting the bracket?

Kurt

Hy Kurt, the clock does run ok, it seems that this should be the richt position.

 

[John Hubby]

Trying to share a few of my recent additions. I believe this to be JuF in the 1927-1934 range owing to the chrome plating and double elephant logo. Plate number 1260 variant?

MJ, Eric's plate information is correct. This plate was made from March 1927, the month after August Schatz Sr. died, until mid-1931.

Wimalleman my welcome also to the Message Board!! Thanks for posting your clock, I'm surprised that with the upper suspension bracket positioned as far to the back as it is, the pendulum does not touch the glass dome at the very back? The factory position is with the bracket inside the back plate as Eric has noted.