Item
Smiths TH Windup Clock
- Title
- Smiths TH Windup Clock
- Description
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1950? Smiths TH Windup Clock. Made in England. Non-functioning. 7" in diameter. Unknown source.
The minute-hand is the hare and the hour-hand the tortoise. The hour-hand in this item unfortunately hangs loose, and the windup key seems to effect nothing. The legend notes "The Tortoise creeps round once, how slow! Twelve times as fast the Hare will go…." I find similar Smiths TH versions online, including a working mantel version for $689! Another version has a second dial where "Smiths" appears in this version. Our first clock! - Date
- 1950?
- Subject
- Household Items See all items with this value
- Clocks See all items with this value
- The Tortoise and the Hare See all items with this value
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection