Gallery of Synchronous Wall Clocks

Abstract

A wall clock is a clock that is intended for display high up on a wall. In a domestic setting they are mostly used in kitchens. A wall clock has a dial that can be read from across the room. A time switch that controls central heating can be used as a wall clock which has a dial that can be read from a short distance. The main purpose of this gallery is to illustrate the range of British synchronous wall clocks that were available. There are back and front views of each clock, together with a brief description. Clocks are mostly illustrated as found, and some are in poor condition. A time switch is included. The sample of 16 synchronous wall clocks, and a time switch, illustrated is too small for general conclusions to be drawn. The large number of Smith clocks (41 %) is noticeable. A number of clocks (29 %) have Art Deco cases, but there are fewer clocks with other identifiable artistic styles. About half the clocks, and the time switch, (47 %) are self starting. None of them has an outage indicator. About half the clocks, and the time switch, (47 %) do not have any form of tell tale to make it easy for a user to determine whether or not a clock, or the time switch, is running. None of the clocks, or the time switch, show the date, or the day of the week.