Are you thinking of selling this clock? I may be interested although I do not have any information on this clock I have been wanting to find an old advertising clock of some sort. I do however want to say that you should try to preserve the old paper label on this clock and any old clock as it helps retain the value of the clock and just makes it a lot easier to identify. I am somewhat new to clock collecting only a little over a year now and have a few good finds but, your clock is a real sweet looking clock no matter what it is I just like it's looks.
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About the clock by: jan
It was manufactured between 1897-1906, price $10.00. They were consignment shipped to MI of 20 units in 1899 by Calumet Baking Powder Company.
Total order of units by Calumet was 235 units to be sent to all parts of the US by 1906 - almost 100 of the units were shipped west of the Rockies.
Calumet Company had their own specifications on the construction and finish of the unit........Made from New York White oak of core wood only..one coat of stain(made of fish oil and burnt umber)....one coat of sealer....one coat of base varnish....one coat of high gloss hand rubbed varnish...
My husband was given this by his father-in-law (who was given it from Lee and Cady wholesale grocery warehouse in Detroit MI about 1930.
Clock by: Anonymous
We are not wanting to sell the clock as it to be kept in the family...We don't know the value of it,but are looking for a way to get it fixed...as we can't keep it running and are a little afraid to take this clock to just anyone.
I have one by: Glenna B.
I have a Calumet Baking Powder Clock, also, with the inscription S. Clk. Co. No. 31 on the pendulum. It hung in my Great Grandfather's general merchandise store in Farmington, TX. I am 76 years old. Any clues on its value?
I have one too...but it says "Best by Test" by: Audre
I have the exact same clock...my uncle just willed it to me, as I have loved it since I was a child (I am now 60!). Mine advertised a company called Cook & Best in Newport, AK. I am trying to find out more about it. I would love to know the approx. value so I can properly insure it.
We just received it from the executor of my uncle's estate. So, will try to get it to work, if not...will try to find someone to restore it.
Calumet Clock by: Dorothy
I was told Calumet gave their clocks to grocery store owners as a premium/gift for promoting their baking powder. My clock originally hung in a little grocery store in Belvidere, SD. It was then taken by the owner to his new establishment, a little cafe just outside town, where it hung until the mid 1960s. The hour/minute still run good today, though time moves a little faster on the downhill side of the clock. The month mechanism has not worked for at least 65 years. Does anyone have ideas for that? Also, is there a website or resource to find more information about these clocks?
Clock by: Karla
I also have a clock like this. My grandfather owned a grocery store in a small town and I inherited it when my mother passed away. I would also like to know the value so I can properly insure it.
Calument by: Anonymous
They just had a sale in Billings, OK, and sold one of these advertising Calument clocks, mint condiditon, sold for $550.00 Next sale is Oct 9, they have 1 more for auction
Calumet Clock not for sale by: Dorothy
My clock won't ever be for sale. Once in awhile you will see one at an auction. There were a Regulator clock and a Copenhagen advertising clock on a farm sale last weekend. They only went for $350 each. That buyer got a bargain! The last time I saw a Calumet on an auction it went for about $900. That was about 4 years ago. I have no idea their value except at auction when they're worth a dollar more than the others are willing to bid.
Baking Powder Clock by: David
I have a clock, also, the belonged to my parents who ran a general store in southern Illinois in the late 1930's. I don't know when they got it, but I have a photo of them behind a counter with the clock on the wall behind them. Mine did not work for many years (needed a new spring) but I found a clock repair man and now it works perfectly... hour, minute and day. The only flaw, my mother, I think, removed the advertising painted on the lower glass. The only way I know what it said for certain is thru the photo.
Regulator Clock by: Anonymous
I have a Regulator Clock that looks a lot like the baking powder clocks, only mine just says Regulator in stead of advertisements. It still works and have found out after my Mother in law would it up that it is to be would up towards the left, which is unusable. the pendulum just moves by its self and has nothing to do with the time.
It did come from an old grocery store in Wanamaker, Indiana years ago given to my Father in law on the same street as the store.