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Setting Clocks Back

Kachina624 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:27:12 GMT

Did you find that setting Clocks back around your house was a chore? How would you like to have to do these? So many, so high.

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deepwaterdotter — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:30:58 GMT

Now that's someone with too much time on their hands.

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:37:32 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Did you find that setting Clocks back around your house was a chore? How would you like to have to do these? So many, so high.

@Kachina624

Well, since this is obviously a collection and not each one is actually used, I'd remove all the batteries except for one clock at eye level.

Set all the others to 6:00 and be done with it.

(If this person actually wanted to have them all running correctly, can you imagine how much the replacement batteries would cost for all these clocks? Yikes!)

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cody2 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:37:49 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
Now that's someone with too much time on their hands.

@deepwaterdotter now THat is funny. Pretty fast on your feet today girlie. I like it!

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Bookplate — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:50:36 GMT

I wonder how one dusts all those spikey things without ripping the duster or getting it stuck.

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Hemi 659 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:52:30 GMT

That's a great pic. Thanks for sharing.

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Imaoldhippie — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:58:00 GMT

Someone likes Art Deco Era. My guess is most of them were electric or windup given how old they are. I think it is a great way to display a collection.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:32:57 GMT

@Imaoldhippie. @monicakm. It makes a rather striking display. The theme seems to be Clocks with radiating "rays", which pulls the collection together. Just arranging them on the wall was an art and well done.

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rockygems123 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:14:03 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Imaoldhippie. @monicakm. It makes a rather striking display. The theme seems to be Clocks with radiating "rays", which pulls the collection together. Just arranging them on the wall was an art and well done.

@Kachina624 @monicakm @Imaoldhippie

The starburst mid-century clocks are very popular with antique dealers and retail buyers.

They are usually one of the first things to go at estate sales.

Just looked up sold listings on ebay, they sell from in the hundreds to top one was $1600 for a set of three.

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Cakers3 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:02:55 GMT

@Kachina624 Very artful display but the clocks all display different times.

They would not need to be reset.

I like the star burst design the best.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:20:29 GMT

@rockygems123. Wow, I didn't realize those old clocks were so collectable. There must be a fortune on that wall.

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rms1954 — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 01:11:18 GMT

Not really. Most the the electronics, Ipad, computer, TV, phone ... all reset themselves. I find resetting the timers on my flameless candles a huge pain.

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JudyL — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 01:39:42 GMT

@Kachina624 - oh heck no. They would just be wrong for 4.-1/2 months.

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Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 02:13:45 GMT

@Bookplate wrote:
I wonder how one dusts all those spikey things without ripping the duster or getting it stuck.

@Bookplate

I would dust them with "air" ...... the cans of dust remover for spraying on your keyboard ....

IMO, blowing off the dust makes more sense than using a duster.